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Sammamish is a mid-size city of 66,463 people in King County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $3k a month.
66,463people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,857/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,463
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,254 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,874/mo)
- Median rent $2,857/mo
- Median household income $240k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (352 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 51% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BFI airport
- 16 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,025 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 320 bars within 25 mi
- 1,153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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