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Neah Bay is a tiny town of 955 people in Clallam County, Washington. It's about 102 miles from Bellingham, WA and 116 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $333 a month.
955people
$151kTypical home
$333/moRent
71° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
148Sunny days
209Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 955
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 407 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Seattle, WA
- 102 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$953/mo)
- Median rent $333/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 148 sunny days a year (37 totally clear)
- 217 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 209 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to FRD airport
- 124 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 171 ft
- Right on the coast
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clallam County: D+8 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk