OcostaWA
Today 235 people live in this town, first settled in 1890.
Is Ocosta a good place to live?
Ocosta’s July high is 67°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Only one of the 286 Washington towns we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Ocosta. The biggest park or preserve is Bottle Beach State Park, at 90 acres. Ocosta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ocosta.
Ocosta faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by tsunamis
FEMA puts 84% of Ocosta’s expected hazard losses down to tsunamis, and 13% to earthquakes. The FEMA risk score locally is 86 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ocosta has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Westport (14%), Aberdeen (11%) and Cohassett Beach (6%). Only 1% of working residents stay in Ocosta for work; the rest commute out. In Ocosta, 17% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 30 miles away.
| Ocosta | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical January night in Ocosta is milder than in most of Washington or the rest of the country
The seasons in Ocosta: mild winters, cool summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 67°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Ocosta’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
16% of Ocosta adults report frequent physical distress. This Washington town does better than the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 15.
| Ocosta | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Ocosta | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.1% | 70.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 5.3% of Ocosta
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 0.9 miles. For Ocosta, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Ocosta | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bottle Beach State Park | 0.5 mi | 90 |
| 2. Elk River Natural Resources Conservation Area | — | 7 |
| 3. Johns River State Wildlife Recreation Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ocosta
Moving to Ocosta: who provides what
Ocosta is unincorporated, so Grays Harbor 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.
99% of working residents leave Ocosta for work
Where Ocosta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ocosta
About 0 of every 100 Ocosta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Questions about Ocosta
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Is Ocosta, WA a good place to live?
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