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Fife Heights is a small town of 1,446 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $712k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,446people
$712kTypical home
$2,174/moRent
75° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,446
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,473 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $712k (≈$4,492/mo)
- Median rent $2,174/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°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
- 6" 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 (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TIW airport
- 13 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,053 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 223 bars within 25 mi
- 819 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.