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Sumas is a small town of 1,512 people in Whatcom County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Bellingham, WA and 95 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,512people
$442kTypical home
$1,585/moRent
76° / 44°Summer / winter
11"Snow
170Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,512
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,031 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Bellingham, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,784/mo)
- Median rent $1,585/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,751 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BLI airport
- 107 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 36 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whatcom County: D+25 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
- Low volcano risk