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Everson is a small town of 3,040 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Bellingham, WA and 89 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,040people
$450kTypical home
$1,294/moRent
76° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
170Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,040
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,036 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,840/mo)
- Median rent $1,294/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BLI airport
- 101 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 85 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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
- Low volcano risk