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Maple Valley is a small city of 28,287 people in King County, Washington. It's about 23 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $725k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,287people
$725kTypical home
$2,304/moRent
77° / 46°Summer / winter
21"Snow
169Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,287
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,711 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $725k (≈$4,570/mo)
- Median rent $2,304/mo
- Median household income $153k
- 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
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- Low property crime (959 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 51% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to SEA airport
- 14 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 275 bars within 25 mi
- 1,012 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 77 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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
- High volcano risk