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Prosser is a big small town of 6,305 people in Benton County, Washington. It's about 28 miles from Kennewick, WA and 146 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $944 a month.
6,305people
$314kTypical home
$944/moRent
91° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,305
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,220 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Portland, OR
- 28 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,980/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to PSC airport
- 143 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+22 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk