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South Bend is a small town of 1,869 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 50 miles from Olympia, WA and 95 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,869people
$262kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
71° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
210Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,869
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,139 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Seattle, WA
- 50 mi to Olympia, WA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,654/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 210 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
- Very low violent crime (15 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to OLM airport
- 88 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation -16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- 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.