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Glacier is a tiny town of 339 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 26 miles from Bellingham, WA and 90 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $545k and rent runs about $2k a month.
339people
$545kTypical home
$1,555/moRent
73° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
180Sunny days
184Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 339
- Part of a metro area
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $545k (≈$3,434/mo)
- Median rent $1,555/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 184 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BLI airport
- 101 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.