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Svensen is a tiny town of 784 people in Clatsop County, Oregon. It's about 33 miles from Longview, WA and 65 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $2k a month.
784people
$383kTypical home
$1,644/moRent
69° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
198Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 350 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Portland, OR
- 33 mi to Longview, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,416/mo)
- Median rent $1,644/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 198 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
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to PDX airport
- 64 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 243 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Oregon districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.