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Freeland is a small town of 1,548 people in Island County, Washington. It's about 29 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 30 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $522k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,548people
$522kTypical home
$1,237/moRent
72° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
170Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,548
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $522k (≈$3,292/mo)
- Median rent $1,237/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (937 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 14% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PAE airport
- 42 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 243 ft
- Right on the coast
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 855 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 365 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Island County: D+17 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk