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Dayton is a small town of 2,774 people in Columbia County, Washington. It's about 24 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 225 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $973 a month.
2,774people
$244kTypical home
$973/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
16"Snow
208Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,774
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,924 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Seattle, WA
- 24 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,536/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ALW airport
- 92 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,611 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+44 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk