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Parker is a tiny town of 116 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 7 miles from Yakima, WA and 118 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
116people
$310kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
226Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 116
- Part of a metro area
- About 983 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Seattle, WA
- 7 mi to Yakima, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 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 46
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to YKM airport
- 109 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 915 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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.