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Elma is a small town of 3,483 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 24 miles from Olympia, WA and 65 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $984 a month.
3,483people
$410kTypical home
$984/moRent
78° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
196Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,483
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,260 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Seattle, WA
- 24 mi to Olympia, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,583/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 196 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,282 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to OLM airport
- 60 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grays Harbor County: R+6 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk