Portland colocation isn't as pricey as Seattle — but the setup fees, egress charges, and multi-year contracts still add up. Columbia Colocation is roughly 260 miles north in Quincy, WA — a measured 16ms from Portland, on Grant County PUD hydro power, with rack space from $85/mo (founder), $0 setup, and real bandwidth included — not nickel-and-dimed by the gigabyte.
Portland colocation is genuinely competitive on sticker price — entry-level 1U listings from local providers run roughly $79–$159/mo. Where the total cost usually diverges is egress billing, setup fees, and contract terms.
| What You're Comparing | Columbia Colocation Quincy, WA |
Typical Portland Portland-area providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1U Rack Space | $85/mo Founder | $79–$300/mo |
| Bandwidth | 50Mbps included, no per-GB | Metered on some plans |
| Setup / Install Fee | $0 | $0–$79 common |
| Contract Required | None — month-to-month | Varies by provider |
| Latency to Portland | 16ms measured | <5ms (if you're in Portland) |
| Power Source | Grant County PUD fiber + hydro power | Commercial utility |
| Remote Hands | Included — local staff | Often billable hourly |
| Support Model | Direct — you reach us | Varies — some direct, some ticket queue |
| Static Public IP | 1 included | Varies — often extra cost |
Portland pricing reflects publicly listed entry-tier rates from Portland-area colocation providers as of 2026. Actual rates vary by provider, term, and bandwidth commitment.
We're not going to tell you Quincy is as fast as a Portland facility for a Portland end user — it isn't. For latency-sensitive, real-time applications serving Portland users, a local Portland data center is the right call. For everything else — storage, backups, batch processing, dev/staging, internal tools, game servers, remote workloads — the extra milliseconds are irrelevant.
16ms is a measured ping figure from our network to Portland. Actual latency to your specific location may vary slightly depending on routing — contact us and we'll run a fresh traceroute/ping test to your exact location before you commit to anything.
There's a reason Microsoft, Sabey, and other hyperscalers built massive data centers in Grant County. Cheap, reliable hydro power and a fiber hub in the middle of the Pacific Northwest — not just a Seattle-adjacent story.
Grant County PUD provides some of the lowest-cost hydroelectric power in the nation. That's why the hyperscalers are here. Your colocated hardware benefits from the same grid.
Quincy sits on a major fiber interconnection point for the Pacific Northwest, with Grant County PUD's network reaching Seattle, Portland, and beyond.
50 Mbps of bandwidth included, no setup fee, no surprise contract renewal. In Quincy, you pay for what you actually use — rack space, power, and connectivity.
Columbia Colocation is operated by Crescent Bar Internet, LLC — a veteran-owned ISP that owns and operates the fiber your hardware connects through. Not a reseller.
Our technician is based in the Quincy area. Remote hands are included, not billed hourly. You deal with the people who actually touch your hardware.
Colocating in Quincy while your team is in Portland gives you true geographic separation — different power grid, different seismic zone, different flood plain.
1U from $85/mo (founder) · 2U from $150/mo · 4U from $260/mo — plus half rack, full rack, and 10U+ options. Founder pricing locks your rate for 24 months on your initial committed space. All pricing and details on the colocation page.
Founder pricing locked 24 months · $0 setup · No contract · Full pricing & larger deployments →
Tell us what you're running — we'll figure out the right rack size, give you a real traceroute test, and talk through moving your hardware.