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Mattawa is a small town of 3,616 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Yakima, WA and 130 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,616people
$300kTypical home
$1,128/moRent
91° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
234Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,616
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,612 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Seattle, WA
- 32 mi to Yakima, WA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,889/mo)
- Median rent $1,128/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 65% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 2% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to YKM airport
- 123 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 26% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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.