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Port Townsend is a big small town of 10,438 people in Jefferson County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 40 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 46°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,438people
$543kTypical home
$1,578/moRent
73° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
170Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,438
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,504 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,427/mo)
- Median rent $1,578/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,151 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PAE airport
- 52 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- Right on the coast
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+45 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk