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Ridgefield is a big small town of 13,408 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 19 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 $614k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,408people
$614kTypical home
$2,335/moRent
79° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,408
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,776 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $614k (≈$3,869/mo)
- Median rent $2,335/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°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
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,179 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PDX airport
- 16 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 305 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,702 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 427 bars within 25 mi
- 668 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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