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Outlook is a tiny town of 594 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 28 miles from Yakima, WA and 135 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
594people
$310kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
16"Snow
226Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 594
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,569 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Portland, OR
- 28 mi to Yakima, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to YKM airport
- 130 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 127 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakima County: R+14 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.