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Knappa is a tiny town of 806 people in Clatsop County, Oregon. It's about 30 miles from Longview, WA and 63 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $1k a month.
806people
$442kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
71° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
184Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 806
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 390 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Portland, OR
- 30 mi to Longview, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,788/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 184 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to PDX airport
- 62 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 128 ft
- Right on the coast
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clatsop County: D+11 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.