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South Hill is a mid-size city of 68,025 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 29 miles from Olympia, WA and 35 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $544k and rent runs about $2k a month.
68,025people
$544kTypical home
$2,088/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 68,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,660 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Olympia, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $544k (≈$3,428/mo)
- Median rent $2,088/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 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
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TIW airport
- 23 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 548 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 516 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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