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Trout Lake is a tiny town of 720 people in Klickitat County, Washington. It's about 62 miles from Yakima, WA and 63 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $750k and rent runs about $1k a month.
720people
$750kTypical home
$1,171/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
53"Snow
226Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 720
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 104 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Portland, OR
- 62 mi to Yakima, WA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $750k (≈$4,730/mo)
- Median rent $1,171/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,313 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to PDX airport
- 59 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,910 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 56 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