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Porter is a tiny town of 155 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Olympia, WA and 64 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $399k and rent runs about $1k a month.
155people
$399kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
78° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
196Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 155
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Olympia, WA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $399k (≈$2,513/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 196 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to OLM airport
- 57 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 259 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 231 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grays Harbor County: R+6 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low 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.