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Sunnyside is a small city of 16,277 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Yakima, WA and 138 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,277people
$241kTypical home
$1,026/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
17"Snow
226Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,277
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,155 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Portland, OR
- 32 mi to Yakima, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,518/mo)
- Median rent $1,026/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,207 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to YKM airport
- 134 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 735 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yakima County: R+14 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk