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Sequim is a big small town of 8,161 people in Clallam County, Washington. It's about 41 miles from Bremerton, WA and 46 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,161people
$409kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
69° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
170Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,161
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,292 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Seattle, WA
- 41 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 50°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to FRD airport
- 56 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 223 ft
- Right on the coast
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clallam County: D+8 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk