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Lebam is a tiny town of 436 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 40 miles from Longview, WA and 83 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $1k a month.
436people
$155kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
73° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
195Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 436
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 298 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Portland, OR
- 40 mi to Longview, WA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 195 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 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 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to OLM airport
- 81 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Washington districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.