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Kingston is a small town of 2,496 people in Kitsap County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $585k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,496people
$585kTypical home
$1,357/moRent
76° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,496
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,183 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Seattle, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $585k (≈$3,691/mo)
- Median rent $1,357/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PAE airport
- 26 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,711 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 1,062 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kitsap County: D+21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.