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Ames Lake is a small town of 1,245 people in King County, Washington. It's about 18 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,245people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,092/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
16"Snow
203Sunny days
184Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,245
- Part of a metro area
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Seattle, WA
- 18 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,725/mo)
- Median rent $2,092/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 184 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,759 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BFI airport
- 21 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,875 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 325 bars within 25 mi
- 1,107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.