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Ravensdale is a tiny town of 198 people in King County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
198people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,092/moRent
76° / 45°Summer / winter
21"Snow
203Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- Part of a metro area
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 25 mi to Seattle, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,828/mo)
- Median rent $2,092/mo
- Median household income $207k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,759 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SEA airport
- 17 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 211 bars within 25 mi
- 859 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 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
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.