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Lake Shore is a big small town of 6,978 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 11 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $566k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,978people
$566kTypical home
$2,241/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,978
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,268 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Portland, OR
- 11 mi to Portland, OR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $566k (≈$3,570/mo)
- Median rent $2,241/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 1" of snow a year
- 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 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PDX airport
- 8 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,147 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 487 bars within 25 mi
- 857 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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