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Finley is a big small town of 5,634 people in Benton County, Washington. It's about 7 miles from Kennewick, WA and 179 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,634people
$383kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,634
- Part of a metro area
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Portland, OR
- 7 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,412/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,942 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PSC airport
- 123 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+22 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk