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Kennewick is a mid-size city of 85,295 people in Benton County, Washington. It's part of the Kennewick, WA area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $1k a month.
85,295people
$371kTypical home
$1,240/moRent
91° / 41°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 85,295
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,992 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Portland, OR
- In the Kennewick, WA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,338/mo)
- Median rent $1,240/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (314 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,649 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PSC airport
- 125 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 558 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+22 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk