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Country around White Swan is a rural area of about 2,015 people in Yakima County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Yakima, WA and 104 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $483 a month.
2,015people
$206kTypical home
$483/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
226Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,015 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Portland, OR
- 21 mi to Yakima, WA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,300/mo)
- Median rent $483/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 53% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to YKM airport
- 100 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,289 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakima County: R+14 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.