Living in West Side Highway

In West Side Highway, unemployment is 11.8% (2024).

At the end of 2020, West Side Highway had a population of 3,834. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 4.5 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population3,834people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,112EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median rent1,485EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate11.84%country median 4.6% — 159% aboveOfficial source · api.census.gov

PM2.5, annual mean4.55µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 97% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 94% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to West Side Highway?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,485 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records¹Official

Is West Side Highway a good place to live?

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Remote worker25%strong on work, weak on safety · range 15–35%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 27–49%

Family45%strong on family, weak on safety · range 34–56%

Retirement37%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in West Side Highway is 11.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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West Side Highway 11.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,112 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹²Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	11.84 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.census.gov²Official

What does a salary buy in West Side Highway?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,093of €3,659 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,659
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €1,485
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€2,093

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to West Side Highway. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in West Side Highway. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	135.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release³Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in West Side Highway when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

West Side Highway's nearest airport was PDX, 71 km away and offered 57 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	57 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	71 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PDX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for West Side Highway. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in West Side Highway.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 5.2°C in January and 19.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 165.9 mm in January and 16 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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9°2°

11°2°

14°3°

17°5°

20°7°

23°10°

26°12°

27°12°

24°10°

18°7°

12°4°

8°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

166

122

125

104

111

184

181

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in West Side Highway is 4.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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West Side Highway 4.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.55 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.72 · Feb 11.11 · Mar 13.83 · Apr 16.72 · May 20.44 · Jun 22.72 · Jul 26.28 · Aug 26.89 · Sep 24.28 · Oct 17.78 · Nov 11.67 · Dec 8.11 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.72 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.06 · Apr 4.67 · May 7.39 · Jun 9.72 · Jul 11.89 · Aug 11.83 · Sep 9.78 · Oct 6.72 · Nov 3.67 · Dec 1.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.22 · Feb 6.33 · Mar 8.44 · Apr 10.67 · May 13.94 · Jun 16.22 · Jul 19.11 · Aug 19.39 · Sep 17 · Oct 12.22 · Nov 7.67 · Dec 4.83 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 165.9 · Feb 122.2 · Mar 124.7 · Apr 103.6 · May 78.99 · Jun 51.56 · Jul 16 · Aug 24.64 · Sep 58.17 · Oct 111.3 · Nov 183.9 · Dec 181.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Eugene ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±2.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	3,834 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on West Side Highway

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Cities near West Side Highway

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Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in West Side Highway?

The unemployment rate is 11.84 %. Source: api.census.gov.

Is the air quality good in West Side Highway?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.55 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in West Side Highway?

The published population is 3,834 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is West Side Highway a good place to live?

West Side Highway may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near West Side Highway?

Kelso, Longview are near West Side Highway. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). West Side Highway, United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a7922c8400a2e20d2f640f61c14d377c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/west-side-highway/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_west-side-highway-united-states-population-rent-salary_da77afabbea4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {West Side Highway, United States: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a7922c8400a2e20d2f640f61c14d377c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/west-side-highway/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
api.census.gov api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-26
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15

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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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