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McMillin is a small town of 1,348 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Olympia, WA and 35 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $611k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,348people
$611kTypical home
$2,192/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,348
- Part of a metro area
- About 810 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Seattle, WA
- 32 mi to Olympia, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $611k (≈$3,855/mo)
- Median rent $2,192/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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 48
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TIW airport
- 23 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 490 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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