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Copalis Beach is a tiny town of 671 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 60 miles from Olympia, WA and 92 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 46°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
671people
$274kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
69° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
126Sunny days
180Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 671
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 183 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Seattle, WA
- 60 mi to Olympia, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,728/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 126 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 239 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 180 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 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to OLM airport
- 90 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 60 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.