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Vernonia is a small town of 2,786 people in Columbia County, Oregon. It's about 22 miles from Longview, WA and 34 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,786people
$352kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
77° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
176Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,786
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,696 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Portland, OR
- 22 mi to Longview, WA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,219/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year 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
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to PDX airport
- 34 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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