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Oak Harbor is a small city of 24,362 people in Island County, Washington. It's about 17 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 48 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,362people
$461kTypical home
$1,645/moRent
70° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
170Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,362
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,521 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Seattle, WA
- 17 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,908/mo)
- Median rent $1,645/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Low property crime (928 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 60 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- Right on the coast
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Island County: D+17 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk