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Lacey is a mid-size city of 57,737 people in Thurston County, Washington. It's about 5 miles from Olympia, WA and 45 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $457k and rent runs about $2k a month.
57,737people
$457kTypical home
$1,870/moRent
77° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 57,737
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,110 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Olympia, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $457k (≈$2,882/mo)
- Median rent $1,870/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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 (218 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,892 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to OLM airport
- 36 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 748 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 332 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 48 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Thurston County: D+20 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
- High volcano risk