Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,692 people live in this town, 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 →
Census counts: 2,085 in 2000, 1,800 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1889 and 4 maps from 1941 on.
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 losses in Amboy break down as 73% from inland flooding and 10% from earthquakes. In Amboy, the FEMA hazard score is 81 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2006, has brought federal aid to Amboy households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Amboy’s only public school teaches 500 students.
| 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
Half commute less than 20 miles. Amboy had 162 jobs in 2023, up 50 from 2013. Only 2% of working residents stay in Amboy for work; the rest commute out. The middle household income for Amboy comes to $112,000.
| 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
For adults in Amboy, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 16%. Of 31 CDC measures, Amboy beats the Washington average on 3 and trails it on 5. In Amboy, 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| 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
The range runs from 35° on a January night to 79° on a July afternoon, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical home in Amboy is worth about $690,000, about the same as a year ago, 17% above the Washington typical home. Among households locally, 83% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.1 miles of trail. 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.