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Buckley is a big small town of 5,371 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 35 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,371people
$574kTypical home
$1,992/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,371
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,391 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Seattle, WA
- 35 mi to Seattle, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,620/mo)
- Median rent $1,992/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 174 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
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (879 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SEA airport
- 24 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 480 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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