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Chehalis is a big small town of 7,587 people in Lewis County, Washington. It's about 26 miles from Olympia, WA and 72 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 $373k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,587people
$373kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
78° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
172Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,587
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,307 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Olympia, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,352/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% 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 (285 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,590 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to OLM airport
- 62 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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