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A town of 745. A typical home worth about $348K.

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Population
745
+1.3% since 2010
Typical home
$348K
−0.8% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
30.9
years
Jobs based here
31
A commuter town

What makes Vader stand out

The 2 things Vader does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

745 people, and everyone knows the way

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Upcoming events

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.

92risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
92Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanchesEarthquakes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Vader home is worth about $348K

The typical Vader home is worth about $348,000, down 0.8% in a year, 41% below the Washington typical home.

$348KZillow home value

Typical home value

Vader$348K
Washington$592K
−0.8%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Vader

Most working residents leave Vader for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Longview (7%), Seattle (6%) and Chehalis (5%). Half commute less than 45 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Vader0%
Longview7%
Seattle6%
Chehalis5%
Olympia5%
45 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Vader
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, pleasant summers

Vader has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 34°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–48°
Spring40–61°
Summer51–76°
Fall42–62°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Vader is

Vader beats the Washington average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

26 measures vs. Washington
0 better15 too close to call11 worse
What stands outVaderWA
More smokers13.5%10.1%
More adults with COPD6.7%5.1%
More adults who have had a stroke3.7%2.9%
Peacehealth St. John Medical Center
18.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.4% of Vader is conserved land

0.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

2.4%conserved
Map of Vader: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.4%
conserved · 15 of 603 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. McMurphy Park—11
2. J.K. Werden Memorial Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Vader for work

Where Vader’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

7% → Longview Longview 7% 6% → Seattle Seattle 6% 5% → Chehalis Chehalis 5% 5% → Olympia Olympia 5% 4% → Centralia Centralia 4% 3% → Toledo Toledo 3% Vader · 0% stay
31jobs based in Vader
0%of working residents work in town
45 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Vader, Washington 05
c. 1895 · Vader, Washington 05 · Wikimedia Commons
Vader’s story

Vader in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

Vader, Washington 03Vader, Washington 04Ben Olsen House 01
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Landmarks

2 places in Vader on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Vader

City in Lewis County, Washington state

Official town website ↗

Vader is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The community began in the 1870s and was known under several different names during its early years. Vader was most recognizably known as Little Falls, after a waterfall on nearby Olequa Creek, until an official name change to Vader in 1913. The city's moniker has remained an issue, with unsuccessful votes held in the 21st century to convert back to Little Falls. Incorporated under the name of Little Falls in 1906, the early town grew largely out of logging and clay manufacturing at the turn of the 20th century, growing to a population that was reported to have reached as high as 5,000 people, despite census records failing to supp…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
629
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
161 ft
ZIP code
98593
Area code
360

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