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Minnehaha is a big small town of 11,482 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 8 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $448k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,482people
$448kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,482
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,195 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Portland, OR
- 8 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $448k (≈$2,824/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 2" 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 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PDX airport
- 5 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 493 bars within 25 mi
- 871 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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