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Cohassett Beach is a tiny town of 455 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 58 miles from Olympia, WA and 97 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $1k a month.
455people
$405kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
66° / 48°Summer / winter
0"Snow
116Sunny days
202Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 455
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 350 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Seattle, WA
- 58 mi to Olympia, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,552/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 116 sunny days a year (27 totally clear)
- 249 cloudy days a year
- 75 of 90 winter days are gray
- 202 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 16% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to OLM airport
- 93 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 188 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grays Harbor County: R+6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.