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Marrowstone is a small town of 1,164 people in Jefferson County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 32 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $756k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,164people
$756kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
72° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
170Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 185 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Seattle, WA
- 32 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $756k (≈$4,767/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 18% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PAE airport
- 44 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- Right on the coast
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 624 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 266 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+45 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk