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45.69° N · 122.57° W · GEOID 5324188

Five Corners

Clark County, Washington · part of the Portland, OR metro

WashingtonFive Corners, WAFive CornersFive Corners

The short answer

Five Corners is home to 21,194 people. Median household income is $106,192 a year and median rent is $2,111 a month, 23.9% 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 $459,600, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Five Corners's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs about $39 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places we track. Also notable: Household income growth is 8.1% a year, against 5% a year in its closest peers.

38OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Five Corners scores better than 38% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 112th of 190 in Washington.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%31
Economy 20%68
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%44
Education 10%36
Commute 10%41
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
$2,111
55% above the median place
Median household income
$106,192
32% above the median place
Median home value
$459,600
44% above the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
9% below 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 Five Corners

  • Affordability40% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 83% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Five Corners

Clark County gains about 4.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in24,748
Moved out22,902
Net+1,846

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$92K
Leavers$82K

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

Who moves here
3.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clark County report $91,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $81,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$84,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,111 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,072 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $459,600.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 13.7% work from home; 1.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Creswell, OR matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.8%
33% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.9%
6% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$91,671
30% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFive CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.8%33% below
Moved from another state11.9%6% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure4.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$91,67130% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$81,65416% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is about 23% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Five Corners23.9%
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
$84,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.9%
17% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
14% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$79,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Five Corners, $2,111 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Five Corners, but easier on the budget

Places that match Five Corners 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
Creswell, OR9214.6% vs 23.9%$4,100Compare
Covington, WA9119.9% vs 23.9%$24,900Compare
Harrison, OH9013.8% vs 23.9%$9,100Compare
Bonney Lake, WA8919.8% vs 23.9%$26,900Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.3%
53% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
39.6%
22% below the median place
Median year built1
1994
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureFive CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,11155% above
Rent to income123.9%17% above
Property tax rate10.8%11% below
Home price to income14.3x14% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.44% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,87816% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,73114% above
Median home value1$459,60044% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.0%36% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure42.5%17% below
Homeownership175.1%13% above
Renters paying 30%+139.6%22% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,07211% above
Vacant homes13.3%53% below
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 6.4 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 81% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Median household income1
$106,192
32% above the median place
Poverty rate1
8.6%
20% below the median place
Unemployment1
4.4%
9% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$44,062 +10%
Mean commute26 min +6%
Works from home13.7% +10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFive CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$106,19232% above
Income per person1$44,06210% above
Unemployment14.4%9% below
Average annual pay5County figure$75,48314% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs5County figure182,79821% above
Poverty rate18.6%20% below
Mean commute126 min6% above
Works from home113.7%10% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.0%19% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.9, 15% above the median place.

Household size1
2.9
15% above the median place
Born abroad1
18.1%
105% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
94.9%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher88.9% −4%
Bachelor's or higher25.7% −20%
Median age37.9 −3%
No health insurance6.5% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFive CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population121,1942196th largest
Median age137.93% below
Bachelor's or higher125.7%20% below
High school or higher188.9%4% below
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad118.1%105% above
No health insurance16.5%2% above
Homes with broadband194.9%3% above
05

Life in Five Corners

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 190 Washington places we track.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.3 +11%
Playgrounds per 10k26.9 2.9×
Grocery stores per 10k0.9 −56%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.8 −3%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +65%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi6.4 30.5×

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

  • Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 6 miles
  • Lewis and Clark National Historical Park 70 miles
  • Mount Rainier National Park 89 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.7 −20%
Shops20.7 −32%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.2 −15%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

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

Nearest National Park Service site9
6.2
80% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
20.7
32% below the median place
Public schools11
149
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFive CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure149above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure74,366above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.822% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure16.720% below
Shops per 10k7County figure20.732% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.215% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k811.311% above
Playgrounds per 10k826.9186% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.956% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k810.83% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails83.365% above
Transit stops per sq mi86.4above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site96.280% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9150% below
National Register listings10County figure45246% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 66.9 in, 53% above 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 Five Corners. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
66.9 in
53% above the median place
Median air quality index14
33
23% below the median place
July average high12
79°F
9% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureFive CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure79°F9% below
January average low12County figure35°F38% above
Average temperature12County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation12County figure66.9 in53% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure92.20% below
Tornado risk13County figure31.362% below
Wildfire risk13County figure69.614% above
Heat wave risk13County figure95.96% above
Median air quality index14County figure3323% below
Good air days14County figure82.7%21% above
08

Five Corners in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% 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, Five Corners does better than 31% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 78%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,111/mo (2024)$2,740/mo$2,250 to $3,340/mo+4.5%
Median household income$106,192 (2024)$136,500$115,000 to $161,500+4.3%
Median home value$459,600 (2024)$674,000$489,000 to $928,000+6.6%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

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

09

Places like Five Corners

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

PlaceRentIncome
Lanham, MD$2,050$103,556Compare
Manassas Park, VA$2,146$103,250Compare
Antelope, CA$2,189$99,067Compare
Sumner, WA$1,974$98,191Compare
Sumner, WAAntelope, CAManassas Park, VALanham, MDFive Corners, WAFive CornersLanhamManassas ParkAntelopeFive CornersLanhamManassas ParkAntelope

Places built like Five Corners

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 Five Corners performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Five Corners, WA23.9%8.1%/yrn/a
Galt, CA20.3%4.5%/yr5.2%Compare
Troutdale, OR22.2%3.1%/yr-3.2%Compare
Orchards, WA21.4%6.4%/yrn/aCompare
Ramona, CA20.4%5.0%/yrn/aCompare
Lakeland South, WA20.6%6.9%/yrn/aCompare
Monroe, WA21.2%5.2%/yr1.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Five Corners a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 38 out of 100, better than 38% of the places we rate and 112th of 190 in Washington. 40% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 83% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 62 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Five Corners expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $459,600.

What salary do you need to live in Five Corners?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $84,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Five Corners?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lanham, MD, Manassas Park, VA, Antelope, CA and Sumner, WA.

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 Five Corners with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Five Corners itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/five-corners-washington

Citytistics. “Five Corners, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/five-corners-washington/

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