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Black Diamond is a big small town of 5,961 people in King County, Washington. It's about 26 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $779k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,961people
$779kTypical home
$1,773/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
17"Snow
169Sunny days
190Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,961
- Part of a metro area
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $779k (≈$4,913/mo)
- Median rent $1,773/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 190 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Low property crime (918 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SEA airport
- 16 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,861 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 174 bars within 25 mi
- 724 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.