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Bonney Lake is a small city of 22,090 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $608k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,090people
$608kTypical home
$2,256/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,090
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,688 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $608k (≈$3,833/mo)
- Median rent $2,256/mo
- Median household income $137k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,355 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SEA airport
- 18 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,429 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 126 bars within 25 mi
- 573 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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