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Centralia is a small city of 18,830 people in Lewis County, Washington. It's about 22 miles from Olympia, WA and 68 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,830people
$318kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
78° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,830
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,411 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Seattle, WA
- 22 mi to Olympia, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,007/mo)
- Median rent $1,084/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 172 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,309 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to OLM airport
- 59 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 171 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+33 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