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Living in Bell Hill, WA

Bell Hill is a small town of 1,041 people in Clallam County, Washington. It's about 40 miles from Bremerton, WA and 45 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $847k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,041people
$847kTypical home
$1,152/moRent
67° / 43°Summer / winter
1"Snow
170Sunny days
141Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,041
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 393 people per sq mi
  • 45 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 40 mi to Bremerton, WA
  • 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $847k (≈$5,343/mo)
  • Median rent $1,152/mo
  • Median household income $79k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 67°F
  • Winter highs around 43°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
  • 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
  • 195 cloudy days a year
  • 69 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 141 days a year with rain or snow
  • 1" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 70
  • 9% of households have kids
  • 56% are 65 or older
  • 52% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 19 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 33 mi to FRD airport
  • 55 mi to SEA (major hub)
  • 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 89% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1996
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 922 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 113 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 85 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 7 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 11 bars within 25 mi
  • 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 15 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 15 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Clallam County: D+8 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
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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