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Deer Island is a tiny town of 199 people in Columbia County, Oregon. It's about 16 miles from Longview, WA and 29 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $1k a month.
199people
$422kTypical home
$1,373/moRent
80° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 199
- Part of a metro area
- About 408 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Portland, OR
- 16 mi to Longview, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $422k (≈$2,659/mo)
- Median rent $1,373/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PDX airport
- 27 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 370 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 170 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+14 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.