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Longview is a small city of 38,069 people in Cowlitz County, Washington. It's part of the Longview, WA area. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,069people
$362kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
79° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
192Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,572 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Longview, WA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,280/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 192 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (291 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,684 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to PDX airport
- 42 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cowlitz County: R+20 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk