Compared with 95% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Glenwood is higher. 69% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 23%.

95risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

WildfireInland flooding

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters27 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get readyReady for wildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Glenwood’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. The Glenwood School District runs its public schools. The 2 public schools in Glenwood teach 59 students between them.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Glenwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6	Grades PK–6	33	–
Glenwood SecondaryLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12	Grades 7–12	26	–

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The districtsGlenwood School District Every school2 schools · Glenwood Elementary Questions“Are Glenwood’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Housing

Glenwood stands out in Washington and nationally: the median rent there is lower

The typical home value in Glenwood is about $376,000, up 1.1% in a year, 36% below the Washington typical home. The share of households in Glenwood who live in a home they own is 70%, close to both Washington’s towns (71%) and U.S. towns (73%).

$376KZillow home value

	Glenwood	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$850 a month	$1,739 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	70%	71%	73%

Typical home value

Glenwood$376K

Washington$588K

+1.1%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 1.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.4 years of income Rents$850 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

The climate in Glenwood brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 26° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 65 inches of snow a winter.

65″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–40°

Spring34–58°

Summer47–79°

Fall35–60°

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 26°Rain & snow65″ of snow a winter · 35 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Glenwood sends most of its workers out of town

Glenwood’s mean commuting time stands at 23 minutes, below both the Washington town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most people who work leave Glenwood to do it: just 7% work in town. Jobs based in Glenwood grew to 92 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013. The income of the median household for Glenwood comes to $69,000.

7%work in town

	Glenwood	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$69,000	$98,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	23 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	13%	7.9%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Glenwood7%

Portland4%

White Salmon4%

Forest Grove3%

Seattle3%

62 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Glenwood

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here92 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work7% work in Glenwood Commute times23 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 62 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Glenwood is

Glenwood: 15% of adults binge drink. CDC measures, 31 in all: Glenwood beats Washington on 1 and trails on 16. Among adults locally, 13% have diabetes and 72% had a checkup this year.

	Glenwood	Washington towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	13%	9.8%	12%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	72%	71%	79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	37%	31%	35%

31 measures vs. Washington

1 better14 too close to call16 worse

What stands out	Glenwood	WA
More adults treating high blood pressure	76.5%	70.7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	15.8%	9%

Skyline Hospital

22.4 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby22.4 miles to an ER · Skyline Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than WA on 1 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Glenwood

16pages on Glenwood

The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than WA on 1 of 31 CDC measures Cost of living$376K typical home · up 1.1% in a year Work & commute$69K median household income · 92 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities · wildfire

Out and about

PlacesAttractions30 nearby · Mount Adams 16 mi LibraryWhite Salmon Valley Community Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1891 Climate83° summer highs · 65″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 98619 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Glenwood; the nearest are

Columbia Gorge Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · The Dalles, OR30.3 mi$5,940 in-state tuition Portland State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Portland, OR75.9 mi$11,679 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Glenwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Glenwood

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States

Glenwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. It is 26.5 miles (42.6 km) west-northwest of Goldendale and has a post office with ZIP code 98619. The community is on land whose jurisdiction is disputed between the Yakama Nation and Klickitat County. The community was named for the glen and woods near the original town site. Glenwood was the site of a fatal black bear attack of four year old Victoria Valdez near her home in 1974. The population of Glenwood in 2020 was 179.

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Area: 0.9 sq mi
Elevation: 1,900 ft
ZIP code: 98619
Area code: 509

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