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Washougal is a small city of 17,490 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $552k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,490people
$552kTypical home
$1,701/moRent
81° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
176Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,490
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,939 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Portland, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $552k (≈$3,483/mo)
- Median rent $1,701/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k)
- Low property crime (972 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PDX airport
- 12 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 79 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,002 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 474 bars within 25 mi
- 795 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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