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Country around Marblemount is a rural area of about 314 people in Skagit County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 73 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $479k and rent runs about $2k a month.
314people
$479kTypical home
$1,536/moRent
63° / 26°Summer / winter
31"Snow
180Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 314 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Seattle, WA
- 48 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $479k (≈$3,019/mo)
- Median rent $1,536/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 81 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,513 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Washington districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 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
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.