Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,692, settled in 1886.
The best of Amboy’s subject grades is a B+ for health; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Amboy’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, against 27 minutes in Washington’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The typical home is worth about $690K, 7.1 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. On the outdoors, just 18 of Washington’s 397 towns do worse. Cedar Creek Grist Mill and Yale Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Amboy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,608 counted in 2010 and 1,800 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Amboy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1889.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Amboy is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Amboy.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Battle Ground School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amboy Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 500 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Amboy for work: only 2% work in town. At $112,000, Amboy’s median household income is above both the Washington town median ($98,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Amboy grew to 162 in 2023, 50 more than in 2013.
| Amboy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Amboy beats the Washington average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 69% of Amboy adults had a checkup this year.
| Amboy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 71% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Amboy | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Amboy has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Amboy is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
83% of households own their home in Amboy. The typical Amboy home is worth about $690,000, about the same as a year ago, 17% above the Washington typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Cedar Creek Wildlife Area, at 120 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cedar Creek Wildlife Area | — | 120 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Amboy; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Amboy residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
Where Amboy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Amboy () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,838 at the 2020 census, up from 1,608 at the 2010 census. It is located 33 miles northeast of Vancouver which is part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.
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Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.