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46.38° N · 117.09° W · GEOID 5312680

Clarkston Heights-Vineland

Asotin County, Washington · part of the Lewiston, ID metro

WashingtonClarkston Heights-Vineland, WAClarkston Heights-VinelandClarkston Heights-Vineland

The short answer

Clarkston Heights-Vineland is home to 7,884 people. Median household income is $101,286 a year and median rent is $1,125 a month, 13.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $385,900, about 3.8x annual median household income.

The story in Clarkston Heights-Vineland is how fast things are changing. Rent took 15.8% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 13.3% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 1.8 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: The median rent takes 13.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 190 Washington places we track.

69OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Clarkston Heights-Vineland scores better than 69% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 41st of 190 in Washington.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%73
Economy 20%59
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%12
Education 10%57
Commute 10%88
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,125
18% below the median place
Median household income
$101,286
26% above the median place
Median home value
$385,900
21% above the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
2% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Clarkston Heights-Vineland

  • Value for moneyHome values are about 24% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in Washington. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location. Experimental
01

Moving to Clarkston Heights-Vineland

Asotin County gains about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,123
Moved out1,113
Net+10

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$55K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Asotin County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Asotin County report $62,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$45,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,125 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,050 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $385,900.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 15.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Vernon, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.8%
17% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.3%
17% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$54,626
22% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.8%17% below
Moved from another state12.3%17% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$62,91811% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$54,62622% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is about 24% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in Washington. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location.

Clarkston Heights-Vineland13.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.3%
35% below the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
0% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$92,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Clarkston Heights-Vineland, $1,125 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Clarkston Heights-Vineland, but easier on the budget

Places that match Clarkston Heights-Vineland on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Vernon, WI8811.2% vs 13.3%n/aCompare
Chesterland, OH849.3% vs 13.3%$8,700Compare
Rainsville, AL818.4% vs 13.3%n/aCompare
Johnsburg, IL8011.2% vs 13.3%$13,200Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
34.0%
33% below the median place
Homeownership1
88.3%
33% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
23% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,12518% below
Rent to income113.3%35% below
Property tax rate10.7%23% below
Home price to income13.8x0% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure91.210% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,23424% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,70717% below
Median home value1$385,90021% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.4%37% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure52.6%2% above
Homeownership188.3%33% above
Renters paying 30%+134.0%33% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,05010% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.8%4% below
Median year built119891% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 120 hours a year commuting, less than in 88% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
18 min
26% below the median place
Income per person1
$53,721
34% above the median place
Median household income1
$101,286
26% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$101,28626% above
Income per person1$53,72134% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%2% above
Average annual pay5County figure$57,29913% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.1%38% above
Jobs5County figure6,69396% below
Poverty rate17.8%28% below
Mean commute118 min26% below
Works from home115.9%28% above
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.3%59% below
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 53.9 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median age1
53.9
38% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.4%
63% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.9%
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −8%
High school or higher95.0% +3%
Bachelor's or higher35.7% +11%
All 8 people measures
MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,8844997th largest
Median age153.938% above
Bachelor's or higher135.7%11% above
High school or higher195.0%3% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure2.7%69% below
No health insurance12.4%63% below
Homes with broadband186.9%6% below
05

Life in Clarkston Heights-Vineland

The nearest National Park Service site is Nez Perce National Historical Park, about 14 miles away.

8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.5 −75%
Playgrounds per 10k2.5 −73%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k1.3 +46%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Nez Perce National Historical Park 14 miles
  • Whitman Mission National Historic Site 70 miles
  • Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area 131 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars15.6 −25%
Shops18.7 −38%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.5 −18%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
13.7
56% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
18.7
38% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
15.6
25% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure1233% above
Public school students11County figure3,15236% below
Students per teacher11County figure18.419% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure15.625% below
Shops per 10k7County figure18.738% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure16.518% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k82.575% below
Playgrounds per 10k82.573% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k81.346% above
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site913.756% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9150% below
National Register listings10County figure838% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 17.9, 81% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Clarkston Heights-Vineland. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
17.9
81% below the median place
Tornado risk13
6.9
92% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
16.8 in
62% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureClarkston Heights-VinelandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F2% below
January average low12County figure26°F1% above
Average temperature12County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation12County figure16.8 in62% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure17.981% below
Tornado risk13County figure6.992% below
Wildfire risk13County figure89.446% above
Heat wave risk13County figure53.840% below
Median air quality index14County figure422% below
Good air days14County figure61.9%10% below
08

Clarkston Heights-Vineland in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Clarkston Heights-Vineland does better than 71% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 68%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,125/mo (2024)$1,410/mo$1,160 to $1,720/mo+3.8%
Median household income$101,286 (2024)$128,000$108,000 to $151,000+4.0%
Median home value$385,900 (2024)$560,000$407,000 to $772,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Clarkston Heights-Vineland

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Apple Valley, OH$1,165$100,593Compare
Greenville, RI$1,264$97,234Compare
Halls, TN$1,178$90,933Compare
Fruitland Park, FL$1,221$82,656Compare
Fruitland Park, FLHalls, TNGreenville, RIApple Valley, OHClarkston Heights-Vineland, WAClarkston Heights-VinelandApple ValleyGreenvilleHallsFruitland ParkClarkston Heights-VinelandApple ValleyGreenvilleHallsFruitland Park

Places built like Clarkston Heights-Vineland

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Clarkston Heights-Vineland performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA13.3%5.0%/yrn/a
Bear Valley Springs, CA14.3%10.8%/yrn/aCompare
Hidden Valley Lake, CA34.8%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Lake Goodwin, WA15.0%1.9%/yrn/aCompare
Camano, WA21.6%5.4%/yrn/aCompare
Lake Arrowhead, CA23.6%9.1%/yrn/aCompare
Sudden Valley, WA21.6%3.2%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Clarkston Heights-Vineland a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 69 out of 100, better than 69% of the places we rate and 41st of 190 in Washington. Home values are about 24% lower than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in Washington. That can mean good value, or drawbacks these figures do not capture, such as crime, schools or location. On cost, space and class size it scores 83 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Clarkston Heights-Vineland expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $385,900.

What salary do you need to live in Clarkston Heights-Vineland?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Clarkston Heights-Vineland?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Apple Valley, OH, Greenville, RI, Halls, TN and Fruitland Park, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Clarkston Heights-Vineland with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Clarkston Heights-Vineland itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/clarkston-heights-vineland-washington

Citytistics. “Clarkston Heights-Vineland, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/clarkston-heights-vineland-washington/

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