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Living in Pacific, WA

Pacific is a big small town of 7,066 people in King County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $489k and rent runs about $2k a month.

7,066people
$489kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
156Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 7,066
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,920 people per sq mi
  • 25 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 25 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $489k (≈$3,084/mo)
  • Median rent $1,692/mo
  • Median household income $116k
  • Property tax about 1.0% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 77°F
  • Winter highs around 48°F
  • Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
  • 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
  • 196 cloudy days a year
  • 65 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 156 days a year with rain or snow
  • 6" of snow a year
  • 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (1,229 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 38
  • 43% of households have kids
  • 12% are 65 or older
  • 25% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 34 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 13 mi to SEA airport
  • 13 mi to SEA (major hub)
  • 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 67% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1987
  • 98% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 69 ft
  • 7 mi to the ocean
  • 100 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 40 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 48 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 2,193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 220 bars within 25 mi
  • 873 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 74 museums within 25 mi
  • 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 41% of Washington districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 4 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • King County: D+52 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

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