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Renton is a mid-size city of 105,317 people in King County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $673k and rent runs about $2k a month.
105,317people
$673kTypical home
$1,998/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 105,317
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,474 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $673k (≈$4,241/mo)
- Median rent $1,998/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,457 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SEA airport
- 6 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 373 bars within 25 mi
- 1,283 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 97 museums within 25 mi
- 62 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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