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Country around Deming is a rural area of about 2,994 people in Whatcom County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Bellingham, WA and 82 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 60°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $447k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,994people
$447kTypical home
$1,006/moRent
60° / 25°Summer / winter
30"Snow
180Sunny days
183Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,994 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $447k (≈$2,819/mo)
- Median rent $1,006/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 60°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 183 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BLI airport
- 93 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,378 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% 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
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.