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Benton City is a small town of 3,695 people in Benton County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Kennewick, WA and 161 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $355k and rent runs about $848 a month.
3,695people
$355kTypical home
$848/moRent
90° / 41°Summer / winter
5"Snow
234Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,695
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,485 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Portland, OR
- 15 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $355k (≈$2,240/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,942 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 36% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PSC airport
- 131 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 154 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+22 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk