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Eatonville is a small town of 2,850 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Olympia, WA and 52 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $979 a month.
2,850people
$431kTypical home
$979/moRent
77° / 45°Summer / winter
45"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,850
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,558 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Seattle, WA
- 32 mi to Olympia, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,718/mo)
- Median rent $979/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (476 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,039 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 50% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to OLM airport
- 40 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 333 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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