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Country around Rockport is a rural area of about 442 people in Whatcom County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 95 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
442people
$338kTypical home
$1,155/moRent
63° / 24°Summer / winter
44"Snow
180Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 442 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Seattle, WA
- 53 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,131/mo)
- Median rent $1,155/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" 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 (184 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to BLI airport
- 104 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,949 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 42 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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
- Low 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.