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Ferndale is a small city of 15,999 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Bellingham, WA and 86 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $549k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,999people
$549kTypical home
$1,477/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
170Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,999
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,222 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Bellingham, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $549k (≈$3,464/mo)
- Median rent $1,477/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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 (150 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,114 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BLI airport
- 98 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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