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St. Helens is a big small town of 14,258 people in Columbia County, Oregon. It's about 21 miles from Longview, WA and 23 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,258people
$394kTypical home
$1,413/moRent
79° / 44°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,258
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,936 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to Longview, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,413/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PDX airport
- 21 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 105 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,063 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 230 bars within 25 mi
- 440 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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