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Marine View is a tiny town of 471 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 54 miles from Kennewick, WA and 148 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
471people
$249kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 471
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 526 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Seattle, WA
- 54 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PSC airport
- 96 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,148 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High 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.