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Buena is a tiny town of 791 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 16 miles from Yakima, WA and 126 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $924 a month.
791people
$237kTypical home
$924/moRent
91° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
226Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 791
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 910 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Yakima, WA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,495/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 17
- 60% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to YKM airport
- 117 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 781 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakima County: R+14 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk