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Ilwaco is a small town of 1,365 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 52 miles from Longview, WA and 85 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,365people
$370kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
66° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
116Sunny days
212Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,365
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 666 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Portland, OR
- 52 mi to Longview, WA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,335/mo)
- Median rent $1,170/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 116 sunny days a year (27 totally clear)
- 249 cloudy days a year
- 75 of 90 winter days are gray
- 212 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
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to OLM airport
- 85 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk