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Prairie Ridge is a big small town of 12,074 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 34 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,074people
$462kTypical home
$1,965/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,074
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,861 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Seattle, WA
- 34 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,913/mo)
- Median rent $1,965/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 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
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TIW airport
- 22 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 492 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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