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Raymond is a small town of 3,210 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 47 miles from Olympia, WA and 92 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,210people
$268kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
71° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
211Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 782 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Seattle, WA
- 47 mi to Olympia, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,687/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 211 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
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to OLM airport
- 86 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate 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.