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Morton is a small town of 1,206 people in Lewis County, Washington. It's about 43 miles from Longview, WA and 73 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $930 a month.
1,206people
$301kTypical home
$930/moRent
79° / 44°Summer / winter
38"Snow
169Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,469 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Portland, OR
- 43 mi to Longview, WA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,897/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- Low property crime (900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to OLM airport
- 62 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 951 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+33 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