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Federal Way is a mid-size city of 99,493 people in King County, Washington. It's about 21 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 $553k and rent runs about $2k a month.
99,493people
$553kTypical home
$1,797/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
169Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 99,493
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,459 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Seattle, WA
- 21 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $553k (≈$3,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,797/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 156 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
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,652 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SEA airport
- 10 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- Right on the coast
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,674 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 291 bars within 25 mi
- 1,067 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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