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Basin City is a small town of 1,176 people in Franklin County, Washington. It's about 27 miles from Kennewick, WA and 166 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,176people
$379kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
234Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,176
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Seattle, WA
- 27 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,392/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PSC airport
- 104 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 705 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+23 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.