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Long Beach is a small town of 1,792 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 54 miles from Longview, WA and 88 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $741 a month.
1,792people
$363kTypical home
$741/moRent
65° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
116Sunny days
214Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,792
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,299 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Portland, OR
- 54 mi to Longview, WA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,287/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°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
- 214 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 (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (707 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 16% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to OLM airport
- 88 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 73 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