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Snoqualmie Pass is a tiny town of 428 people in Kittitas County, Washington. It's about 46 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $962k and rent runs about $1k a month.
428people
$962kTypical home
$1,148/moRent
70° / 35°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
181Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 428
- Part of a metro area
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Seattle, WA
- 46 mi to Seattle, WA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $962k (≈$6,067/mo)
- Median rent $1,148/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 181 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,028 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to SEA airport
- 42 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,110 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kittitas County: R+15 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High 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.