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Living in Medina, WA

Medina is a small town of 2,928 people in King County, Washington. It's about 5 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.

2,928people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,928
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,040 people per sq mi
  • 5 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 5 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
  • Median rent $3,501/mo
  • Median household income $250k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 77°F
  • Winter highs around 48°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
  • 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
  • 196 cloudy days a year
  • 65 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

  • Very low violent crime (162 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (1,446 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 47
  • 37% of households have kids
  • 18% are 65 or older
  • 83% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 5% walk or take transit to work
  • 7 mi to BFI airport
  • 13 mi to SEA (major hub)
  • 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 92% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1973
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 79 ft
  • 5 mi to the ocean
  • 86 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 40 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 71 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3,260 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 333 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,259 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 89 museums within 25 mi
  • 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 4 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 6% of Washington districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • Dog park in town
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 3 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • King County: D+52 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

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