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Auburn is a mid-size city of 85,676 people in King County, Washington. It's about 23 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $548k and rent runs about $2k a month.
85,676people
$548kTypical home
$1,786/moRent
78° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 85,676
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,897 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $548k (≈$3,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,786/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 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 (302 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,489 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SEA airport
- 11 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,503 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 262 bars within 25 mi
- 994 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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