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Chico is a small town of 3,336 people in Kitsap County, Washington. It's about 6 miles from Bremerton, WA and 17 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $673k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,336people
$673kTypical home
$1,610/moRent
75° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,336
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,383 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Seattle, WA
- 6 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $673k (≈$4,241/mo)
- Median rent $1,610/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BFI airport
- 23 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- Right on the coast
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 279 bars within 25 mi
- 841 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kitsap County: D+21 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk