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Hobart is a big small town of 6,552 people in King County, Washington. It's about 22 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $950k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,552people
$950kTypical home
$2,726/moRent
77° / 46°Summer / winter
21"Snow
169Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,552
- Part of a metro area
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Seattle, WA
- 22 mi to Seattle, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $950k (≈$5,993/mo)
- Median rent $2,726/mo
- Median household income $161k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,759 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SEA airport
- 14 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,712 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 307 bars within 25 mi
- 1,065 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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