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Napavine is a small town of 2,158 people in Lewis County, Washington. It's about 31 miles from Longview, WA and 74 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,158people
$419kTypical home
$1,649/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
171Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,158
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 746 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Portland, OR
- 31 mi to Longview, WA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,643/mo)
- Median rent $1,649/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 171 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k)
- Low property crime (976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to OLM airport
- 66 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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