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Orchards is a small city of 29,438 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $2k a month.
29,438people
$462kTypical home
$1,784/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,438
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,499 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- 12 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,911/mo)
- Median rent $1,784/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 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
- About average violent crime (416 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PDX airport
- 8 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 269 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,042 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 474 bars within 25 mi
- 818 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: D+7 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk