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Hamilton is a tiny town of 252 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 16 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 65 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $2k a month.
252people
$237kTypical home
$1,536/moRent
75° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
180Sunny days
185Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 252
- Part of a metro area
- About 211 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,495/mo)
- Median rent $1,536/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 185 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 76 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 98 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 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.