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Carbonado is a tiny town of 704 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 40 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $2k a month.
704people
$453kTypical home
$1,809/moRent
75° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 704
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,692 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Seattle, WA
- 40 mi to Seattle, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,855/mo)
- Median rent $1,809/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 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 31
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TIW airport
- 28 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 842 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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