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Connell is a big small town of 5,054 people in Franklin County, Washington. It's about 36 miles from Kennewick, WA and 178 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,054people
$314kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
13"Snow
234Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,054
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 679 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Seattle, WA
- 36 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PSC airport
- 90 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+23 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk