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Country around Taholah is a rural area of about 1,072 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Olympia, WA and 87 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 46°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,072people
$112kTypical home
$725/moRent
70° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
126Sunny days
184Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,072 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Seattle, WA
- 62 mi to Olympia, WA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 126 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 239 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 184 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to OLM airport
- 87 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 243 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 127 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grays Harbor County: R+6 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk