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Kelso Area Facts

Kelso has a Livability Score of 66_/100, which is considered good
Kelso crime rates are 23% lower than the Washington average
Cost of living in Kelso is 11% lower than the Washington average

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Family Friendly

Family friendly

Public transit is accessible

Public transit is accessible

Walkable to grocery stores

Walkable to grocery stores

Yards are well-kept

Yards are well-kept

Lots of parks

Lots of parks

Walkable to restaurants

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Safe at night

Pet-friendly

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

Streets have sidewalks

Quite Area

A quiet area

Sense of community

Sense of community

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Living in Kelso 4 rating By Anonymous ( May 23, 2018) Kelso, Washington is one of those interesting little towns along the freeway. You know, the town in which you stop on road trips to stretch your legs, have a good meal, see the sights. And when you live there, it's pretty cool, too. There's a large manufacturing corporate base, a ...Read More s Kelso runs right along Interstate 5 and has easy access to the Colombia River, and it has good schools (which are a major employer).

There are only two real problems with Kelso; one is that the nearest nightlife aside from a few bars is all the way down in the Vancouver/Portland metro area (about a 45 minutes drive). The other is that it is only 24 miles from the slopes of Mount St. Helens, and during the 1980 eruption and earthquake, Kelso got a lot of ashfall. As a result of being near an active volcano, some of the outskirts of the town are built in landslide zones. But the area is beautiful. Read Less

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F Amenities

Are there many local amenities in Kelso? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

Parks

Tam O'Shanter Park

Scot Hollow Park

Gerhart Gardens Park

Lads & Lassies Park

Rotary Park

Manasco Fields

Kelso Veterans Park

7th Avenue Park

Entertainment

Ed Laulainen Stadium

The Cinema of Horrors

Regal Cinemas 12

Cowlitz County Historical Museum

Kelso Theater Pub

Cowlitz County Event Center

Triangle Bowl

Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts

Food & Drink

Dairy Queen

Subway

McDonald's

Taco Time

Panera Bread

Coby's

Jack in the Box

Burger King

F Commute

Is public transit available in Kelso? Of all people who commute, 0.4% take public transportation in Kelso.

Drive to Work

80%

4% higher than the US average

Take Public Transit

0%

5% lower than the US average

Walk to Work

3%

equal to the US average

A Cost of Living

What is the cost of living in Kelso? The cost of living in Kelso is 106/100 - which is 11% lower than Washington.

6% more expensive than average

19% more expensive than average

National cost of living index

B- Crime

What is the crime rate in Kelso? Kelso crime rates are 2,163, which are 23% lower than Washington

2,163 per 100k people

2% higher than the US average

Chance of being a victim

2% higher than the US average

Year-over-year crime

Year over year crime is down

D- Employment

What is the median income in Kelso? The median income in Kelso is $72,011 which is 22% lower than Washington.

Median household income

$72,01111% lower than the US average

Income per capita

$34,24624% lower than the US average

Unemployment rate

4% lower than the US average

A+ Health & Safety

Is Kelso a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

Hospitals

Pharmacies

Safeway

Rite Aid

CVS Pharmacy

Doctors

A+ Housing

What are Kelso home prices? Kelso home prices are $330,938 - which is 33% lower than Washington

Median home value

$330,9381% higher than the US average

Median rent price

$1,3616% lower than the US average

13% lower than the US average

D- Schools

Does Kelso have good schools? The Kelso graduation rate is 73% - which is 16% lower than Washington

High school grad. rates

12% lower than the US average

School test scores

5% lower than the US average

Student teacher ratio

24% higher than the US average

A User Ratings

Is Kelso a good place to live? Kelso has an overall rating of 83% from 4 reviews.

Overall user rating

4 total ratings

User reviews rating

1 total reviews

User surveys rating

3 total surveys