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Gig Harbor is a big small town of 12,424 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Bremerton, WA and 23 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $767k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,424people
$767kTypical home
$2,301/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
165Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,424
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,105 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Bremerton, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $767k (≈$4,837/mo)
- Median rent $2,301/mo
- Median household income $118k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 165 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,296 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TIW airport
- 16 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- Right on the coast
- 111 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 914 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 33 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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