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Columbia City is a small town of 2,006 people in Columbia County, Oregon. It's about 19 miles from Longview, WA and 26 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,006people
$460kTypical home
$1,365/moRent
80° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
173Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,555 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Longview, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,901/mo)
- Median rent $1,365/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 173 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PDX airport
- 24 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 628 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 122 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+14 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk