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Lynden is a small city of 16,234 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Bellingham, WA and 92 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $597k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,234people
$597kTypical home
$1,707/moRent
75° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
170Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,234
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,956 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Bellingham, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $597k (≈$3,762/mo)
- Median rent $1,707/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (119 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,182 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BLI airport
- 104 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 92 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 211 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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