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Camano is a small city of 17,303 people in Island County, Washington. It's about 20 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 37 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $671k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,303people
$671kTypical home
$1,896/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
170Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,303
- Part of a metro area
- About 435 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Seattle, WA
- 20 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $671k (≈$4,230/mo)
- Median rent $1,896/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (937 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 19% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 49 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 670 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 321 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Island County: D+17 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk