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Canterwood is a small town of 2,971 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 13 miles from Bremerton, WA and 20 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $892k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,971people
$892kTypical home
$1,806/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,971
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,388 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Seattle, WA
- 13 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $892k (≈$5,627/mo)
- Median rent $1,806/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TIW airport
- 15 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- Right on the coast
- 109 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,745 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 324 bars within 25 mi
- 1,098 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 37 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 96 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.