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Snoqualmie is a big small town of 13,798 people in King County, Washington. It's about 23 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $977k and rent runs about $3k a month.
13,798people
$977kTypical home
$2,938/moRent
75° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
203Sunny days
184Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,920 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- 23 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $977k (≈$6,162/mo)
- Median rent $2,938/mo
- Median household income $214k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 184 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" 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 (90 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 54% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BFI airport
- 22 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,335 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 267 bars within 25 mi
- 908 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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