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Clear Lake is a small town of 1,271 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 29 miles from Olympia, WA and 48 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $789k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,271people
$789kTypical home
$1,699/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
29"Snow
169Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,271
- Part of a metro area
- About 150 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Olympia, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $789k (≈$4,972/mo)
- Median rent $1,699/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 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 46
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TIW airport
- 36 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 679 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 265 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.