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Hazel Dell is a small city of 23,237 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 10 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 45°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,237people
$456kTypical home
$1,753/moRent
78° / 45°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,237
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,807 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,872/mo)
- Median rent $1,753/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°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
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PDX airport
- 7 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 236 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 482 bars within 25 mi
- 854 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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