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Venersborg
Washington›Clark County

VenersborgWA

A town of 4,262, settled in 1913.

3 bordering townsMap →
Venersborg School · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Venersborg

Venersborg, WA · Venersborg School · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Venersborg a good place to live?

Venersborg grades C overall, ranked 192nd of 285 in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $704K, 7.2 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Venersborg has 1 place on the National Register. Only 35 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on the outdoors.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Venersborg for work

Where Venersborg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Vancouver Vancouver 25% 13% → Portland Portland 13% 4% → Battle Ground Battle Ground 4% 4% → Seattle Seattle 4% 4% → Brush Prairie Brush Prairie 4% 3% → Hockinson Hockinson 3% Venersborg · 1% stay
298jobs based in Venersborg
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Venersborg grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Venersborg is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Mount St. Helens and 161 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Venersborg. Close and well known come first.

All 179 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Moda Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spirit Lake: Matt Logan, Public domain · Columbia River Gorge: Hux, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Venersborg: who provides what

Venersborg is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPUD No 1 of Clark County10.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterClark Public UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesClark CountyClark County provides services here
SchoolsBattle Ground School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereClark County AuditorClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025
ZIP code9860498604 99%Census 2020

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 Venersborg.

Venersborg carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Washington (mostly inland flooding) and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Washington; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Washington.

HealthA−

For health, Venersborg earns an A−

Within Washington it is healthier than 52% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. Against the 5,969 U.S. towns with household incomes like Venersborg’s, it is less healthy than 51%: its national edge comes with its incomes.

29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Venersborg, below both the Washington town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 71% of adults had a checkup this year in Venersborg. Venersborg beats the Washington average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

77%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
VenersborgWashington townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%33%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%71%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%26%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)18%18%25%
31 measures vs. Washington
11 better16 too close to call4 worse
What stands outVenersborgWA
Fewer uninsured adults5.7%8.4%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth6.2%9%
More adults who have had cancer10%7.9%
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
9.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
52nd
percentile among WA towns

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

SchoolsB−

Public schools in Venersborg beat 54% of Washington districts

Its public schools are run by the Battle Ground School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.

54%of WA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Tukes Valley PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4Grades PK–4546–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Most working residents commute out of Venersborg

Venersborg has 298 jobs for its 1,636 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

Most working residents leave Venersborg for work: only 1% work in town. Venersborg’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, against 27 minutes in Washington’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Venersborg’s median household income is $118,000.

1%work in town
VenersborgWashington townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work32 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$118,000$98,000$80,000
Below the poverty line3%7.9%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.6%5%8%

Where working residents work

In Venersborg1%
Vancouver25%
Portland13%
Battle Ground4%
Seattle4%
14 mi
median commute distance
298
jobs based in Venersborg
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Venersborg, expect mild winters and pleasant summers

Venersborg has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Venersborg is 80°F.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–47°
Spring41–61°
Summer53–78°
Fall44–63°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Older than Washington overall

People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide). 19% of Venersborg residents are under 18. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.

49.4median age · WA 38.3
VenersborgWashington townsU.S. towns
Median age49.4 years38.5 years40.5 years
Aged 65 or older24%16%18%
Under 1819%22%22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+32%30%29%
VenersborgWashingtonUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma7%
High school22%
Some college26%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate9%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Venersborg
VenersborgWAU.S.
Under 107.7%11.5%11.6%
10 to 1711.5%9.9%10.3%
18 to 248.1%8.5%9.1%
25 to 3410.3%15.2%13.7%
35 to 4410.1%14.3%13.2%
45 to 548.4%12%12.2%
55 to 6420.1%12%12.7%
65 to 7416.8%10.1%10.2%
75 and older6.9%6.5%7%
No diploma7.3%7.7%10.4%
High school21.5%21.6%26%
Some college26.2%21%19.1%
Associate’s13.1%10%8.8%
Bachelor’s23%24%21.6%
Graduate9%15.6%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Venersborg faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 88% of Washington towns; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on.

36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
36Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC−

Venersborg has set aside 1% of its land for conservation

Just 68 of its 6,801 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Venersborg itself; its outdoors grade is C−.

0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Yacolt Burn State Forest, at 258 acres.

1%conserved
1%
conserved · 68 of 6,801 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Yacolt Burn State Forest—258
2. Tukes Mountain Park—34

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade C−

Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, more of Venersborg’s households own their home

At 7.2 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 76% of Washington towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.

Among 285 Washington towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Venersborg.

$700Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Venersborg

17pages on Venersborg
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Venersborg

About 4 of every 100 Venersborg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Venersborg

Census-designated place in Washington, United States

Venersborg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
11 sq mi
Elevation
509 ft
Area code
360

Venersborg’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Venersborg.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownWA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Venersborg#192CC−—B−A−
Hockinson#41B+D—AA−
Battle Ground#99BC−BB−B
Lewisville——C—B−B+

Lewisville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Venersborg, Hockinson and Lewisville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Venersborg with a neighbor →

Questions about Venersborg

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Venersborg, WA a good place to live?

Venersborg grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #192 of 285 in Washington. It grades A− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Venersborg, WA expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $704,000, 20% above 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 C−.