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Covington is a small city of 21,233 people in King County, Washington. It's about 21 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $637k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,233people
$637kTypical home
$2,232/moRent
78° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
169Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,233
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,580 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Seattle, WA
- 21 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $637k (≈$4,019/mo)
- Median rent $2,232/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,060 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SEA airport
- 11 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,975 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 336 bars within 25 mi
- 1,153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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