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Granger is a small town of 3,705 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 24 miles from Yakima, WA and 131 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,705people
$210kTypical home
$1,003/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
15"Snow
226Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,705
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,144 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Portland, OR
- 24 mi to Yakima, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,003/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 66% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to YKM airport
- 126 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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