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Vancouver is a mid-size city of 195,300 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 7 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $2k a month.
195,300people
$462kTypical home
$1,702/moRent
81° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
176Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 195,300
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,002 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Portland, OR
- 7 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,916/mo)
- Median rent $1,702/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (551 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,859 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PDX airport
- 3 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 493 bars within 25 mi
- 878 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 25 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: D+7 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk