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Clinton is a small town of 1,419 people in Island County, Washington. It's about 24 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $665k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,419people
$665kTypical home
$1,410/moRent
75° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,419
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,402 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Seattle, WA
- 24 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $665k (≈$4,192/mo)
- Median rent $1,410/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (937 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PAE airport
- 36 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- Right on the coast
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 273 bars within 25 mi
- 870 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Island County: D+17 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.