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Carnation is a small town of 2,366 people in King County, Washington. It's about 21 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $875k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,366people
$875kTypical home
$2,175/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
19"Snow
203Sunny days
194Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,043 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Seattle, WA
- 21 mi to Seattle, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $875k (≈$5,518/mo)
- Median rent $2,175/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 194 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,419 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 44% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BFI airport
- 23 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 320 bars within 25 mi
- 1,084 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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