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Grandview is a big small town of 11,187 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 35 miles from Kennewick, WA and 141 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,187people
$265kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
19"Snow
234Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,187
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,642 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Portland, OR
- 35 mi to Kennewick, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,673/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,642 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 48% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to YKM airport
- 137 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakima County: R+14 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk