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La Conner is a tiny town of 873 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 54 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $553k and rent runs about $2k a month.
873people
$553kTypical home
$1,554/moRent
72° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
170Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 873
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,193 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $553k (≈$3,488/mo)
- Median rent $1,554/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" 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 (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 66 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 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
- Low volcano risk