Living in Naselle, WA
Naselle is a tiny town of 528 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 42 miles from Longview, WA and 79 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $1k a month.
528people
$335kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
72° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
201Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 528
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 232 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Portland, OR
- 42 mi to Longview, WA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,111/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 201 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
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to OLM airport
- 78 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- 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.