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Country around Darrington is a rural area of about 2,339 people in Snohomish County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 69 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 192 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $926 a month.
2,339people
$395kTypical home
$926/moRent
72° / 26°Summer / winter
192"Snow
180Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,339 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Seattle, WA
- 56 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,491/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 192" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 75 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,796 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snohomish County: D+19 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