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Royal City is a small town of 1,683 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 49 miles from Yakima, WA and 137 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $753 a month.
1,683people
$264kTypical home
$753/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
234Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,683
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,446 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Seattle, WA
- 49 mi to Yakima, WA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,665/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Low property crime (909 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 57% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EAT airport
- 110 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- 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.