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Country around Morton is a rural area of about 2,172 people in Lewis County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Olympia, WA and 72 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,172people
$309kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
77° / 42°Summer / winter
43"Snow
169Sunny days
177Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,172 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Olympia, WA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,945/mo)
- Median rent $1,084/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 177 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,211 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OLM airport
- 60 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,536 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+33 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
- High volcano risk