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Seaside is a big small town of 7,192 people in Clatsop County, Oregon. It's about 47 miles from Longview, WA and 69 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 65°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,192people
$460kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
65° / 52°Summer / winter
0"Snow
176Sunny days
181Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,192
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,776 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Portland, OR
- 47 mi to Longview, WA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,898/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 65°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 181 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,540 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 15% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to PDX airport
- 69 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clatsop County: D+11 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