Living in Country around Lilliwaup, WA
Country around Lilliwaup is a rural area of about 324 people in Mason County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 16 miles from Bremerton, WA and 34 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $463k and rent runs about $1k a month.
324people
$463kTypical home
$1,285/moRent
75° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 324 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $463k (≈$2,917/mo)
- Median rent $1,285/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 3" 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 67
- 15% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TIW airport
- 36 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 443 ft
- Right on the coast
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.