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Tampico is a tiny town of 604 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 16 miles from Yakima, WA and 102 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $1k a month.
604people
$366kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
19"Snow
226Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 604
- Part of a metro area
- About 146 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Yakima, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,308/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 56% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to YKM airport
- 93 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,136 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.