Clatskanie, Oregon

City in Columbia County · population 1,716 (2020 Census)

Median home: $363,900
Household income: $90,709
Jan low / Jul high: 33° / 75°
Snow a year: 2 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 0
Median age: 37.5

Clatskanie is a city of 1,716 people in Columbia County, Oregon. The median home is worth $363,900, below the typical Oregon town ($394,200). It ranks better for first-time buyers than 94% of Oregon towns, more of a college town than 71% of Oregon towns.

Clatskanie in our rankings:

How Clatskanie ranks

Percentile among Oregon towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Oregon towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Clatskanie is worth $363,900, below the typical Oregon town ($394,200). Homes cost about 4.0 times the median household income of $90,709, which is more affordable than 85% of Oregon towns. Median rent is $1,017 a month. 83.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Oregon towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Clatskanie	Typical Oregon town
Median home value	$363,900	$394,200
Median rent	$1,017	$1,312
Median household income	$90,709	$76,221
Home value ÷ income	4.0×	5.1×
Homeownership	83.3%	71.1%
Median year built	1977	1981
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.5%	—

Who lives in Clatskanie

People	Clatskanie	Typical Oregon town
Median age	37.5	41.7
Age 65 and over	16.2%	20.1%
Under 18	25.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	23.2%
Below the poverty line	11.1%	10.8%
Veterans	15.6%	—
Born outside the U.S.	3.9%	—
Work from home	11.3%	12.2%
Average commute	24.2 min	23.2 min
Homes with broadband	87.7%	92.4%

Weather in Clatskanie

July highs average 74.7°F and January lows 33.0°F. About 54.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 2.3 inches of snow (typical Oregon town: 3.1 in). Expect about 4 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 70 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Clatskanie station (0.2 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

NOAA's Storm Events Database has no tornado within 10 miles of Clatskanie since 1950.

Severe weather in Columbia County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Columbia County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Columbia County has been included in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, biological.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 15, 2020	Fire	DR-4562: Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds
March 28, 2020	Biological	DR-4499: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3429: Covid-19
August 8, 2017	Severe Storm	DR-4328: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
February 17, 2016	Severe Storm	DR-4258: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides

Jobs and pay in Columbia County

Columbia County had 11,981 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $54,228 a year. Unemployment was 4.4% in 2023; in Clatskanie itself the ACS puts it at 5.6%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Clatskanie

2 public schools with 661 students, about 14.7 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Clatskanie Elementary School	K-6	382	14.7
Clatskanie Middle/High School	7-12	279	14.7

Towns near Clatskanie

Puget Island, WA
9.8 mi · 922 people · home $484,800
East Cathlamet, WA
9.9 mi · 578 people · home $400,000
Cathlamet, WA
11.1 mi · 560 people · home $387,500
Longview, WA
11.8 mi · 37,818 people · home $361,600
Rainier, OR
12.8 mi · 1,911 people · home $344,700
Longview Heights, WA
13.1 mi · 4,033 people · home $456,700
Beacon Hill, WA
14.3 mi · 2,211 people · home $397,600
Lexington, WA
15.2 mi · 3,834 people · home $359,900

Clatskanie questions

Is Clatskanie, Oregon a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Clatskanie scores better for retirees than 49% of Oregon towns and quieter than 66%. 16.2% of residents are 65 or older (median age 37.5).

How much does a house cost in Clatskanie?

The median owner-occupied home in Clatskanie is valued at $363,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $90,709, so homes cost about 4.0 times income. Median rent is $1,017 a month.

What is the weather like in Clatskanie?

July highs average 74.7°F and January lows 33.0°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 54.7 inches of precipitation a year and 2.3 inches of snow.

Does Clatskanie get tornadoes?

No tornado has been recorded within 10 miles of Clatskanie in NOAA's Storm Events Database since 1950.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Clatskanie's Census boundary (GEOID 4113750). Comparisons use the median of Oregon towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.