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DuPont is a big small town of 9,931 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 13 miles from Olympia, WA and 38 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $584k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,931people
$584kTypical home
$2,322/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,931
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,706 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Seattle, WA
- 13 mi to Olympia, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $584k (≈$3,680/mo)
- Median rent $2,322/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (898 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to TIW airport
- 28 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 246 ft
- Right on the coast
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 950 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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