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Country around Cosmopolis is a rural area of about 2,820 people in Pacific County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Olympia, WA and 80 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $990 a month.
2,820people
$339kTypical home
$990/moRent
71° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
202Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,820 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Seattle, WA
- 36 mi to Olympia, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,138/mo)
- Median rent $990/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 202 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to OLM airport
- 74 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.