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Woodland is a big small town of 6,487 people in Cowlitz County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Longview, WA and 27 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,487people
$439kTypical home
$1,367/moRent
80° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
176Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,487
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,578 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Portland, OR
- 19 mi to Longview, WA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $439k (≈$2,767/mo)
- Median rent $1,367/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 68 of 90 winter days are gray
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,384 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PDX airport
- 24 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 536 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 232 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cowlitz County: R+20 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk