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Ocosta is a tiny town of 235 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 55 miles from Olympia, WA and 94 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 $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
235people
$218kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
67° / 48°Summer / winter
0"Snow
116Sunny days
199Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 78 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Seattle, WA
- 55 mi to Olympia, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,376/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 199 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to OLM airport
- 90 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 72 ft
- Right on the coast
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 55 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.