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Custer is a tiny town of 477 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 13 miles from Bellingham, WA and 90 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $528k and rent runs about $2k a month.
477people
$528kTypical home
$1,555/moRent
73° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
170Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 477
- Part of a metro area
- About 213 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Seattle, WA
- 13 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $528k (≈$3,327/mo)
- Median rent $1,555/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 18% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BLI airport
- 102 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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
- Low 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.