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Purdy is a small town of 1,344 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 11 miles from Bremerton, WA and 19 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,344people
$359kTypical home
$2,584/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
161Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,344
- Part of a metro area
- About 558 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Seattle, WA
- 11 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,261/mo)
- Median rent $2,584/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 161 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 66
- 24% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TIW airport
- 14 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- Right on the coast
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,806 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 330 bars within 25 mi
- 1,119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 97 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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