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Country around Appleton is a rural area of about 320 people in Klickitat County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Yakima, WA and 70 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $1k a month.
320people
$425kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
80° / 39°Summer / winter
45"Snow
226Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 320 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Portland, OR
- 61 mi to Yakima, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,682/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to YKM airport
- 66 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,392 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Washington districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klickitat County: R+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.