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Roosevelt is a tiny town of 200 people in Klickitat County, Washington. It's about 60 miles from Kennewick, WA and 117 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $1k a month.
200people
$267kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
6"Snow
226Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 200
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 53 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Portland, OR
- 60 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,682/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to YKM airport
- 114 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klickitat County: R+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.