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North Bend is a big small town of 7,953 people in King County, Washington. It's about 29 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,953people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,091/moRent
75° / 45°Summer / winter
22"Snow
203Sunny days
184Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,953
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,829 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Seattle, WA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,612/mo)
- Median rent $2,091/mo
- Median household income $175k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 184 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,197 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BFI airport
- 25 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 985 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 392 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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