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Pasco is a mid-size city of 79,575 people in Franklin County, Washington. It's about 5 miles from Kennewick, WA and 177 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
79,575people
$376kTypical home
$1,227/moRent
92° / 41°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 79,575
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,042 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Portland, OR
- 5 mi to Kennewick, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,373/mo)
- Median rent $1,227/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,626 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 0 mi to PSC airport
- 120 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Franklin County: R+23 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk