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Bow is a tiny town of 585 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 11 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 65 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $463k and rent runs about $2k a month.
585people
$463kTypical home
$1,536/moRent
74° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
170Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 585
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 501 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Seattle, WA
- 11 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $463k (≈$2,920/mo)
- Median rent $1,536/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" 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 (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BLI airport
- 77 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 362 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 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
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.