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Country around Beaver is a rural area of about 419 people in Clallam County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Bremerton, WA and 92 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $344k and rent runs about $1k a month.
419people
$344kTypical home
$1,152/moRent
68° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
148Sunny days
213Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 419 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Seattle, WA
- 78 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $344k (≈$2,166/mo)
- Median rent $1,152/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 148 sunny days a year (37 totally clear)
- 217 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 213 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to FRD airport
- 98 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,424 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 131 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clallam County: D+8 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.