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Country around Hoodsport is a rural area of about 2,177 people in Mason County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Bremerton, WA and 39 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,177people
$315kTypical home
$1,285/moRent
67° / 37°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,177 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Seattle, WA
- 21 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,986/mo)
- Median rent $1,285/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,034 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 12% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TIW airport
- 41 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,641 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+3 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.