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Bay View is a tiny town of 572 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 8 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 60 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 $901k and rent runs about $2k a month.
572people
$901kTypical home
$1,536/moRent
74° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
170Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 572
- Part of a metro area
- About 220 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Seattle, WA
- 8 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $901k (≈$5,683/mo)
- Median rent $1,536/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% 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 (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 25% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BLI airport
- 72 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- Right on the coast
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 356 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 156 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.