Living in Qui-nai-elt Village, WA
Qui-nai-elt Village is a tiny town of 134 people in Grays Harbor County, Washington. It's about 63 miles from Olympia, WA and 90 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 45°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
134people
$178kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
70° / 45°Summer / winter
1"Snow
126Sunny days
178Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Seattle, WA
- 63 mi to Olympia, WA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 126 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 239 cloudy days a year
- 72 of 90 winter days are gray
- 178 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to OLM airport
- 89 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- Right on the coast
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 63 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.