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Fern Prairie is a small town of 2,053 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $628k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,053people
$628kTypical home
$1,748/moRent
80° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 409 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- 14 mi to Portland, OR
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $628k (≈$3,961/mo)
- Median rent $1,748/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (416 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PDX airport
- 10 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,982 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 474 bars within 25 mi
- 788 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: D+7 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.