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23,237people live here $86,305median household incomeNear US average $1,753median rent per month▲ 24% above US $455,500median home value▲ 37% above US

Hazel Dell 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 Hazel Dell

Hazel Dell is an unincorporated community in Washington with air quality that stays clean most of the year, a growing population, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Hazel Dell deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Clean air
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
High rent burden for renters

How Hazel Dell compares

Median household income

Hazel Dell$86,305

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Hazel Dell$1,753

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

Hazel Dell$455,500

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Hazel Dell

Based on Hazel Dell's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,506

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $70,120 a year
55% of Hazel Dell renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$91,100

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $45,550
Homes cost 5.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 24% above US

$1,753/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,753 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $455,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $455,500 · 55% 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

Hazel Dell 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

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.6 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; 16% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

70%

Work from home

16%

Carpool

9.0%

Walk

2.5%

Public transit

1.6%

Other

0.2%

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▼ 24% below US

27% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 27%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (4 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Hazel Dell's strongest points are air quality that stays clean most of the year and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,753/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (16% of workers here already work from home).

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