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Country around Chinook is a rural area of about 571 people in Clatsop County, Oregon, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Longview, WA and 80 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 47°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $1k a month.
571people
$337kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
66° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
205Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 571 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Portland, OR
- 47 mi to Longview, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,127/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 205 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to OLM airport
- 80 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- Right on the coast
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clatsop County: D+11 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
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.