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Enumclaw is a big small town of 12,798 people in King County, Washington. It's about 33 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $525k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,798people
$525kTypical home
$1,954/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
203Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,471 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Seattle, WA
- 33 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $525k (≈$3,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,954/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,451 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SEA airport
- 23 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 742 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 506 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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