Living in West Clarkston-Highland, WA
West Clarkston-Highland is a big small town of 5,444 people in Asotin County, Washington. It's about 3 miles from Lewiston, ID and 263 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,444people
$283kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
208Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,444
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,938 people per sq mi
- 263 mi to Seattle, WA
- 3 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,781/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (988 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LWS airport
- 87 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 929 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Asotin County: R+26 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk