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Edgewood is a big small town of 13,032 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 27 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $712k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,032people
$712kTypical home
$2,034/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,032
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,554 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Seattle, WA
- 27 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $712k (≈$4,490/mo)
- Median rent $2,034/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,195 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TIW airport
- 15 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,562 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 141 bars within 25 mi
- 633 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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