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Mabton is a small town of 2,536 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 37 miles from Yakima, WA and 136 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $948 a month.
2,536people
$209kTypical home
$948/moRent
89° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
234Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,536
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,008 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Portland, OR
- 37 mi to Yakima, WA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,320/mo)
- Median rent $948/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 55% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to YKM airport
- 132 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 136 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakima County: R+14 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk