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Ruston is a small town of 1,245 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Bremerton, WA and 23 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $913k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,245people
$913kTypical home
$2,598/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,245
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,863 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $913k (≈$5,755/mo)
- Median rent $2,598/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (531 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,185 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TIW airport
- 14 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- Right on the coast
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 245 bars within 25 mi
- 931 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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