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Mossyrock is a tiny town of 875 people in Lewis County, Washington. It's about 35 miles from Longview, WA and 69 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $840 a month.
875people
$280kTypical home
$840/moRent
80° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 875
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,167 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 35 mi to Longview, WA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to OLM airport
- 64 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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