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Cougar is a tiny town of 151 people in Cowlitz County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Longview, WA and 39 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $1k a month.
151people
$398kTypical home
$1,206/moRent
81° / 45°Summer / winter
17"Snow
169Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 151
- Part of a metro area
- About 261 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Portland, OR
- 32 mi to Longview, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,507/mo)
- Median rent $1,206/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 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 (170 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,422 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PDX airport
- 35 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 633 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Washington districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cowlitz County: R+20 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.