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Lake McMurray is a tiny town of 569 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 8 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 49 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $482k and rent runs about $2k a month.
569people
$482kTypical home
$1,536/moRent
75° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
170Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 569
- Part of a metro area
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Seattle, WA
- 8 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $482k (≈$3,040/mo)
- Median rent $1,536/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 176 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 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 60 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 233 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 328 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.