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Country around Carson is a rural area of about 2,832 people in Skamania County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $502k and rent runs about $989 a month.
2,832people
$502kTypical home
$989/moRent
76° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
176Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,832 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Portland, OR
- 35 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $502k (≈$3,163/mo)
- Median rent $989/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (452 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PDX airport
- 31 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,870 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skamania County: R+11 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.