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Country around Carbonado is a rural area of about 767 people in Pierce County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Olympia, WA and 47 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $2k a month.
767people
$464kTypical home
$1,809/moRent
68° / 39°Summer / winter
39"Snow
226Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 767 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Olympia, WA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,923/mo)
- Median rent $1,809/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TIW airport
- 36 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,068 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Washington districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk