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Deming is a tiny town of 568 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Bellingham, WA and 84 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $2k a month.
568people
$460kTypical home
$1,555/moRent
75° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
170Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 568
- Part of a metro area
- About 206 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,898/mo)
- Median rent $1,555/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°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
- 168 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 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BLI airport
- 96 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 190 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 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.