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Spanaway is a small city of 34,019 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 23 miles from Olympia, WA and 36 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $2k a month.
34,019people
$446kTypical home
$1,813/moRent
76° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
169Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,019
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,890 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Seattle, WA
- 23 mi to Olympia, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,811/mo)
- Median rent $1,813/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 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
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TIW airport
- 25 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 495 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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