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Country around Mabton is a rural area of about 4,289 people in Yakima County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Yakima, WA and 131 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $980 a month.
4,289people
$226kTypical home
$980/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
226Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,289 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Portland, OR
- 39 mi to Yakima, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,422/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to YKM airport
- 127 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakima County: R+14 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk