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YacoltWA

A town of 1,684. Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns.

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Population
1,684
+6.5% since 2010
Typical home
$621K
+0.8% in a year
Household income
$85K
median
Median age
28.7
years
Jobs based here
95
A commuter town

What makes Yacolt stand out

The thing Yacolt does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Yacolt for work

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

20% → Vancouver Vancouver 20% 11% → Battle Ground Battle Ground 11% 8% → Portland Portland 8% 4% → Seattle Seattle 4% 4% → Brush Prairie Brush Prairie 4% 3% → Woodland Woodland 3% Yacolt · 0% stay
95jobs based in Yacolt
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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65°
Sunny
H 75° · L 50°

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Yacolt

Most working residents leave Yacolt for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Vancouver (20%), Battle Ground (11%) and Portland (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Yacolt0%
Vancouver20%
Battle Ground11%
Portland8%
Seattle4%
18 mi
median commute distance
95
jobs based in Yacolt
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns

Yacolt beats the Washington average on 7 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

B+Health Grade
26 measures vs. Washington
7 better9 too close to call10 worse
What stands outYacoltWA
Fewer adults with diabetes6.8%9.5%
Fewer adults with heart disease4.1%5.4%
More adults in frequent mental distress21.5%16.4%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
15.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
53rd
percentile among WA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Mild winters, pleasant summers

Yacolt has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–46°
Spring40–60°
Summer52–77°
Fall43–62°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

4.2% of Yacolt is conserved land

0.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

4.2%conserved
Map of Yacolt: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
4.2%
conserved · 15 of 367 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Yacolt Recreation Park0.3 mi10
2. Yacolt Town Park0.2 mi3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

A typical Yacolt home is worth about $621K

The typical Yacolt home is worth about $621,000, up 0.8% in a year, close to the Washington typical home.

$621KZillow home value

Typical home value

Yacolt$621K
Washington$592K
+0.8%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Yacolt’s public schools outperform 48% of Washington districts

The public schools Yacolt’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Yacolt PrimaryPK–4747Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →

About Yacolt

Town in Clark County, Washington

Official town website ↗

Yacolt is a town in Clark County, Washington, United States. The 2023 population is estimated to be 1,626. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Vancouver which is part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

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

Population
1,668
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
712 ft
ZIP code
98675
Area code
360

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