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Country around Quilcene is a rural area of about 1,982 people in Jefferson County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from Bremerton, WA and 28 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,982people
$345kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
75° / 44°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,982 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Seattle, WA
- 22 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,174/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 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 (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 15% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PAE airport
- 37 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 604 ft
- Right on the coast
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 493 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 193 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Washington districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+45 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk