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Goldendale is a small town of 3,483 people in Klickitat County, Washington. It's about 55 miles from Yakima, WA and 90 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $890 a month.
3,483people
$199kTypical home
$890/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
226Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,483
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,177 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Portland, OR
- 55 mi to Yakima, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,257/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,809 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to YKM airport
- 87 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,627 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 44 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