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Acme is a tiny town of 223 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Bellingham, WA and 76 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $546k and rent runs about $2k a month.
223people
$546kTypical home
$1,555/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
170Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 223
- Part of a metro area
- About 149 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $546k (≈$3,446/mo)
- Median rent $1,555/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BLI airport
- 88 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 283 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.