Living in Beaux Arts Village, WA
Beaux Arts Village is a tiny town of 233 people in King County, Washington. It's about 7 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
233people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
169Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,807 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Seattle, WA
- 7 mi to Seattle, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $249k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 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
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,430 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BFI airport
- 11 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,250 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 333 bars within 25 mi
- 1,258 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 91 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 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
- 3 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