Hazel DellWA
The town has 23,237 residents and lies in Washington.
Is Hazel Dell a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Cost of living is its weak spot — the typical home is worth about $456K, 4.7 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. Its strongest is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. Overall, that makes a C, good for 182nd of 285 in Washington. On that grade it does better than a third of U.S. towns. 52% of households own their home in Hazel Dell, below both Washington’s towns (71%) and U.S. towns (73%). The town’s July high is 81°F, above the Washington town median (77°F) but below the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health, B− for incomes and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Hazel Dell stand out
Where Hazel Dell beats most towns.
Hazel Dell has grown 21% from 2010 to 2020
19,435 counted in 2010 and 23,569 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Hazel Dell grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Hazel Dell is from typical.
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Moda Center and 159 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hazel Dell. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
11 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
27 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
10 mi City parkForest Park
11 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
10 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial ColiseumPhoto credits
Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Hazel Dell: who provides what
Hazel Dell 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hazel Dell.
Hazel Dell sends many workers across the state line to Portland and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Washington.
About one in three of Hazel Dell’s working residents commute to Vancouver
24% of working residents cross a state line to work, Portland among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 5,736 in 2013 to 7,717.
Only 5% of working residents stay in Hazel Dell for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Hazel Dell grew to 7,717 in 2023, 1,981 more than in 2013. Half commute less than 9 miles. The top destinations are Vancouver (31%), Portland (18%) and Seattle (4%).
| Hazel Dell | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hazel Dell’s schools rank behind 64% of Washington districts
The Vancouver School District runs its public schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Public school enrollment in Hazel Dell: 980 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D Eisenhower ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 386 | – |
| Kings Way Christian Schools PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 1,047 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hazel Dell is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Within Washington it is less healthy than 67% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar.
In Hazel Dell, 36% of adults have obesity. The town beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of adults in Hazel Dell report frequent mental distress; 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Hazel Dell | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hazel Dell | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 32.3% | 34.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.5% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Hazel Dell, 2.7% of the land is conserved
Trails run 2.1 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Hazel Dell’s trail density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Hazel Dell | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hazel Dell Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
| 2. Eisenhower School Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 3. Tenny Creek Neighborhood Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Hazel Dell, mostly earthquakes
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Hazel Dell sells for about $494K at the median
Hazel Dell’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,753 a month. On the market here: a median 25 days to sell. In Hazel Dell, the typical sale closed at 99.6% of the list price.
| Hazel Dell | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,753 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hazel Dell
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Hazel Dell
About 4 of every 100 Hazel Dell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
95% of working residents leave Hazel Dell for work
Where Hazel Dell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hazel Dell
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Hazel Dell is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States, located north and west of Vancouver. As of the 2020 census, Hazel Dell had a population of 23,569. Previous censuses divided the community into two areas, Hazel Dell North and Hazel Dell South.
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- Area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 205 ft
- Area code
- 360
Hazel Dell’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Hazel Dell.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Dell | #182 | C | D | — | C+ | B |
| Vancouver | #237 | C− | D | D | C+ | B |
| Salmon Creek | #110 | B− | D | — | C+ | A− |
| Lake Shore | #111 | B− | D | — | C+ | A |
Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek and Lake Shore report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hazel Dell with a neighbor →
Questions about Hazel Dell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hazel Dell, WA a good place to live?
Hazel Dell grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #182 of 285 in Washington. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hazel Dell, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $456,000, 22% below the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.