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Pe Ell is a tiny town of 538 people in Lewis County, Washington. It's about 33 miles from Longview, WA and 78 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
538people
$322kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
74° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 538
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 910 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Portland, OR
- 33 mi to Longview, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,029/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to OLM airport
- 76 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 417 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.