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Fife is a big small town of 10,949 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 27 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,949people
$543kTypical home
$1,889/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,949
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,877 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Seattle, WA
- 27 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,889/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°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
- High violent crime (880 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to TIW airport
- 15 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,566 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 661 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 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