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Yacolt is a small town of 1,684 people in Clark County, Washington. It's about 26 miles from Portland, OR. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,684people
$428kTypical home
$2,118/moRent
78° / 44°Summer / winter
4"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,684
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,929 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Portland, OR
- 26 mi to Portland, OR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,696/mo)
- Median rent $2,118/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (416 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PDX airport
- 21 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 705 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 742 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 291 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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