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Anacortes is a small city of 17,966 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 61 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $697k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,966people
$697kTypical home
$1,702/moRent
74° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
170Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,966
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,536 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $697k (≈$4,393/mo)
- Median rent $1,702/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,246 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to FRD airport
- 73 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- Right on the coast
- 91 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 376 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 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