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Coupeville is a small town of 1,980 people in Island County, Washington. It's about 22 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 44 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $561k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,980people
$561kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
70° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
170Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,980
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,559 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Seattle, WA
- 22 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $561k (≈$3,538/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (937 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 14% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 56 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Island County: D+17 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk