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Country around Montesano is a rural area of about 7,604 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Olympia, WA and 65 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,604people
$349kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
75° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
196Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,604 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Seattle, WA
- 36 mi to Olympia, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,202/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 196 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to OLM airport
- 63 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Washington districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grays Harbor County: R+6 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk