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Country around Packwood is a rural area of about 457 people in Lewis County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Yakima, WA and 85 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 61°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
457people
$293kTypical home
$1,097/moRent
61° / 26°Summer / winter
52"Snow
226Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 457 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Seattle, WA
- 46 mi to Yakima, WA
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,846/mo)
- Median rent $1,097/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 61°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year 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 64
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 48 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to YKM airport
- 73 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,733 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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
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.