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Country around Goldendale is a rural area of about 7,936 people in Klickitat County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Yakima, WA and 93 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $900 a month.
7,936people
$281kTypical home
$900/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
226Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,936 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Portland, OR
- 51 mi to Yakima, WA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,769/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to YKM airport
- 90 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,001 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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