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11,482people live here $100,668median household income▲ 25% above US $1,711median rent per month▲ 21% above US $447,900median home value▲ 35% above US

Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha

Minnehaha is an unincorporated community in Washington with household incomes running above the national average, commutes that run shorter than most cities, air quality that stays clean most of the year, 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. Minnehaha 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
Short commutes
Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

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

How Minnehaha compares

Median household income

Minnehaha$100,668

Washington avg$98,141

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Minnehaha$1,711

Washington avg$1,760

US$1,413

Median home value

Minnehaha$447,900

Washington avg$564,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Minnehaha

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

To rent

$3,422

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $68,440 a year
43% of Minnehaha renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$89,580

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $44,790
Homes cost 4.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 21% above US

$1,711/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,711 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 $447,900. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $447,900 · 43% 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

Minnehaha 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 around▼ 22% below US

20 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 20.2 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 18% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

76%

Work from home

18%

Carpool

3.9%

Public transit

1.4%

Walk

0.4%

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▼ 15% below US

31% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 31% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. 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 (3 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Minnehaha's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and commutes that run shorter than most cities; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,711/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home) and people who want short commutes. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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