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48.07° N · 123.13° W · GEOID 5358777

River Road

Clallam County, Washington · part of the Port Angeles, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WashingtonRiver Road, WARiver RoadRiver Road

The short answer

River Road is home to 756 people. Median household income is $132,841 a year and median rent is $896 a month, 8.1% 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 $388,900, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$896
34% below the median place
Median household income
$132,841
65% above the median place
Median home value
$388,900
22% above the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
4% 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 River Road

  • Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 184 Washington places.
  • The median rent takes only 8.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 190 Washington places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 182 Washington places.
  • Households average 3.80 people, larger than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 190 Washington places.
  • 92% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 93% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 90 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to River Road

Clallam County gains about 9.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,395
Moved out2,826
Net+569

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$96K
Leavers$68K

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

Who moves here
5.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clallam County report $95,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$35,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $896 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,977 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $388,900.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 0.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bright, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people5
9.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5
$95,653
36% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.4%
19% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRiver RoadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.8%1% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.4%19% above
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure9.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$95,65336% above
Income of households moving out5County figure$68,1923% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

River Road8.1%
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
$35,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
8.1%
60% below the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
23% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
8%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$122,200
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
92.5%
39% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureRiver RoadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$89634% below
Rent to income18.1%60% below
Property tax rate10.6%31% below
Home price to income12.9x23% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,42912% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,46824% below
Median home value1$388,90022% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure2.7%16% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure54.6%6% above
Homeownership192.5%39% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9776% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 0.0%, below the median place (median 12.4%).

Works from home1
0.0%
below the median place (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$132,841
65% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRiver RoadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$132,84165% above
Income per person1$28,77728% below
Unemployment1County figure5.1%4% above
Average annual pay4County figure$58,05512% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs4County figure24,45484% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.6%2% below
Mean commute122 min13% below
Works from home10.0%below (median 12.4%)
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 100.0%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Household size1
3.8
52% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
83.4%
10% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureRiver RoadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17566646th largest
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher121.1%34% below
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size13.852% above
Born abroad1County figure4.5%49% below
No health insurance1County figure6.7%5% above
Homes with broadband183.4%10% below
05

Life in River Road

51 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.1 +11%
Shops29.7 −2%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.7 −12%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

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

Students per teacher8
19.1
24% above the median place
Public schools8
28
211% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k6
23.1
11% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureRiver RoadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools8County figure28211% above
Public school students8County figure10,654118% above
Students per teacher8County figure19.124% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure23.111% above
Shops per 10k6County figure29.72% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure17.712% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure2.613% above
National Register listings7County figure51292% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 90.4 in, 106% 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 River Road. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation9
90.4 in
106% above the median place
July average high9
68°F
22% below the median place
Median air quality index11
29
33% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureRiver RoadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high9County figure68°F22% below
January average low9County figure34°F33% above
Average temperature9County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation9County figure90.4 in106% above
Natural hazard risk10County figure89.73% below
Tornado risk10County figure12.085% below
Wildfire risk10County figure39.735% below
Heat wave risk10County figure42.053% below
Median air quality index11County figure2933% below
Good air days11County figure85.5%25% above
08

River Road in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$132,841 (2024)$170,500$144,500 to $202,000+4.3%
Median home value$388,900 (2024)$549,000$399,000 to $756,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

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

09

Places like River Road

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bright, IN$869$108,974Compare
Lumberton, TX$1,067$107,623Compare
Tuttle, OK$1,016$103,994Compare
Farr West, UT$779$127,574Compare
Farr West, UTTuttle, OKLumberton, TXBright, INRiver Road, WARiver RoadBrightLumbertonTuttleFarr WestRiver RoadBrightLumbertonTuttleFarr West

Common questions

Is River Road a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 184 Washington places. The median rent takes only 8.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 190 Washington places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is River Road expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 8.1% 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 $388,900.

What salary do you need to live in River Road?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to River Road?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bright, IN, Lumberton, TX, Tuttle, OK and Farr West, UT.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. 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.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  8. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  9. 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
  10. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  11. 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 River Road with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for River Road itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/river-road-washington

Citytistics. “River Road, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/river-road-washington/

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