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Country around Glenoma is a rural area of about 981 people in Lewis County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Olympia, WA and 72 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 68°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
981people
$247kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
68° / 34°Summer / winter
78"Snow
169Sunny days
188Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 981 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Seattle, WA
- 49 mi to Olympia, WA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,555/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 68°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 188 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to OLM airport
- 60 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,963 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.