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Oso is a tiny town of 245 people in Snohomish County, Washington. It's about 20 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 50 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $719k and rent runs about $2k a month.
245people
$719kTypical home
$1,949/moRent
77° / 44°Summer / winter
7"Snow
180Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 245
- Part of a metro area
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Seattle, WA
- 20 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $719k (≈$4,531/mo)
- Median rent $1,949/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (153 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to Arlington Municipal Airport airport
- 61 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 338 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 261 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 171 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Washington districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snohomish County: D+19 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
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.