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Glenwood is a tiny town of 190 people in Klickitat County, Washington. It's about 53 miles from Yakima, WA and 74 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $850 a month.
190people
$265kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
65"Snow
226Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 190
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Portland, OR
- 53 mi to Yakima, WA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,671/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to YKM airport
- 70 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,910 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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