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Sumner is a big small town of 10,733 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 28 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $520k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,733people
$520kTypical home
$1,974/moRent
78° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
169Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,733
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,421 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Seattle, WA
- 28 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $520k (≈$3,278/mo)
- Median rent $1,974/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 48°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 (334 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,052 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SEA airport
- 16 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,514 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 129 bars within 25 mi
- 606 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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