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Brier is a big small town of 6,545 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $867k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,545people
$867kTypical home
$2,134/moRent
74° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,545
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,980 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Seattle, WA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $867k (≈$5,465/mo)
- Median rent $2,134/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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 (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PAE airport
- 24 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,986 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 337 bars within 25 mi
- 1,189 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snohomish County: D+19 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.