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McKenna is a tiny town of 669 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 18 miles from Olympia, WA and 48 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $540k and rent runs about $2k a month.
669people
$540kTypical home
$1,806/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 669
- Part of a metro area
- About 615 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Seattle, WA
- 18 mi to Olympia, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $540k (≈$3,404/mo)
- Median rent $1,806/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to OLM airport
- 37 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 746 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 349 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.