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Issaquah is a small city of 39,591 people in King County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $963k and rent runs about $3k a month.
39,591people
$963kTypical home
$2,590/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,591
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,264 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $963k (≈$6,073/mo)
- Median rent $2,590/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BFI airport
- 14 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,005 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 327 bars within 25 mi
- 1,164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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