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Puget Island is a small town of 1,008 people in Wahkiakum County, Washington. It's about 20 miles from Longview, WA and 56 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $853 a month.
1,008people
$485kTypical home
$853/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,008
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Portland, OR
- 20 mi to Longview, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,057/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 178 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
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 18% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to PDX airport
- 55 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wahkiakum County: R+18 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.