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21,194people live here $106,192median household income▲ 32% above US $2,111median rent per month▲ 49% above US $459,600median home value▲ 38% above US

Five Corners is an unincorporated community in Clark County, WA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Five Corners

Five Corners is an unincorporated community in Washington with household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, a population that has grown fast since 2020, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Five Corners deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Fast-growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Five Corners compares

Median household income

Five Corners$106,192

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Five Corners$2,111

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

Five Corners$459,600

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Five Corners

Based on Five Corners's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,222

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $84,440 a year
38% of Five Corners renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$91,920

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $45,960
Homes cost 4.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 49% above US

$2,111/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,111 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $459,600. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $459,600 · 38% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Clark County is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Clark County (county-wide)

Safety

144 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Five Corners doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Clark County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 912/100k · Policed by Clark County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2024 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.4 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

12%

Other

1.7%

Walk

1.2%

Public transit

0.9%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 76°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 32°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 29% below US

26% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (6 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Five Corners's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,111/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and anyone who doesn't drive.

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