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Forks is a small town of 3,400 people in Clallam County, Washington. It's about 83 miles from Bremerton, WA and 97 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $921 a month.
3,400people
$227kTypical home
$921/moRent
73° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
126Sunny days
215Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,400
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Seattle, WA
- 83 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 126 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 239 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 215 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to FRD airport
- 103 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clallam County: D+8 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.