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Cowiche is a tiny town of 364 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 10 miles from Yakima, WA and 101 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
364people
$220kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
19"Snow
226Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 364
- Part of a metro area
- About 439 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Seattle, WA
- 10 mi to Yakima, WA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,387/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to YKM airport
- 92 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,742 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.