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Onalaska is a tiny town of 848 people in Lewis County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Longview, WA and 72 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $971 a month.
848people
$424kTypical home
$971/moRent
79° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 848
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 529 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Portland, OR
- 32 mi to Longview, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,672/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 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 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to OLM airport
- 63 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 518 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
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.