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Belfair is a small town of 4,557 people in Mason County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Bremerton, WA and 26 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $380k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,557people
$380kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,557
- Part of a metro area
- About 618 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,034 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TIW airport
- 25 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 184 ft
- Right on the coast
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 729 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 322 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+3 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk