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Ocean Shores is a big small town of 7,302 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 59 miles from Olympia, WA and 96 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,302people
$384kTypical home
$1,284/moRent
67° / 48°Summer / winter
0"Snow
116Sunny days
196Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,302
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 857 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Seattle, WA
- 59 mi to Olympia, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,418/mo)
- Median rent $1,284/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 116 sunny days a year (27 totally clear)
- 249 cloudy days a year
- 75 of 90 winter days are gray
- 196 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (770 per 100k)
People
- Median age 64
- 11% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to OLM airport
- 92 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 59 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