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Country around Royal City is a rural area of about 3,843 people in Grant County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Yakima, WA and 136 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $758 a month.
3,843people
$313kTypical home
$758/moRent
91° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
234Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,843 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Seattle, WA
- 47 mi to Yakima, WA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,974/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 54% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to EAT airport
- 112 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 129 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.