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Sedro-Woolley is a big small town of 12,831 people in Skagit County, Washington. It's about 7 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 62 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,831people
$442kTypical home
$1,525/moRent
75° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
170Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,831
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,952 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Seattle, WA
- 7 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,785/mo)
- Median rent $1,525/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 186 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
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BLI airport
- 74 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 364 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Skagit County: D+9 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
- Low volcano risk