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Humptulips is a tiny town of 140 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 53 miles from Olympia, WA and 81 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
140people
$314kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
69° / 45°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 140
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Seattle, WA
- 53 mi to Olympia, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,980/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to OLM airport
- 80 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 167 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Washington districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grays Harbor County: R+6 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very 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.