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Country around Snoqualmie Pass is a rural area of about 482 people in King County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $904k and rent runs about $1k a month.
482people
$904kTypical home
$1,148/moRent
63° / 27°Summer / winter
35"Snow
203Sunny days
181Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 482 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Seattle, WA
- 47 mi to Seattle, WA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $904k (≈$5,701/mo)
- Median rent $1,148/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 181 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,759 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BFI airport
- 44 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,115 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.