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Lyle is a tiny town of 218 people in Klickitat County, Washington. It's about 67 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $418k and rent runs about $1k a month.
218people
$418kTypical home
$1,105/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
226Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 218
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Portland, OR
- 67 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $418k (≈$2,633/mo)
- Median rent $1,105/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to PDX airport
- 64 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 404 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klickitat County: R+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High 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.