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Rainier is a small town of 2,130 people in Columbia County, Oregon. It's about 5 miles from Longview, WA and 40 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $942 a month.
2,130people
$345kTypical home
$942/moRent
78° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
192Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,130
- Part of a metro area
- About 522 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to Longview, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,174/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 192 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (686 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PDX airport
- 37 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 312 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+14 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 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