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Country around Curtis is a rural area of about 460 people in Lewis County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Longview, WA and 70 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $482k and rent runs about $1k a month.
460people
$482kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
75° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 460 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Portland, OR
- 25 mi to Longview, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $482k (≈$3,040/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to OLM airport
- 67 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.