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Nooksack is a small town of 1,794 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Bellingham, WA and 90 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $524k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,794people
$524kTypical home
$1,721/moRent
76° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
170Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,794
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,952 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $524k (≈$3,306/mo)
- Median rent $1,721/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BLI airport
- 102 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 85 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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
- Low volcano risk