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Country around Naches is a rural area of about 4,833 people in Yakima County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Yakima, WA and 78 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 62°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,833people
$369kTypical home
$1,358/moRent
62° / 28°Summer / winter
68"Snow
226Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,833 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Seattle, WA
- 35 mi to Yakima, WA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,329/mo)
- Median rent $1,358/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 62°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to YKM airport
- 68 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,008 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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