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Montesano is a small town of 4,183 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 33 miles from Olympia, WA and 71 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $354k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,183people
$354kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
74° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
195Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,183
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 383 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Seattle, WA
- 33 mi to Olympia, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $354k (≈$2,234/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 195 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 (86 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,079 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to OLM airport
- 67 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grays Harbor County: R+6 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk