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Tanglewilde is a big small town of 6,314 people in Thurston County, Washington. It's about 5 miles from Olympia, WA and 44 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,314people
$445kTypical home
$1,852/moRent
77° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
176Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,314
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,861 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Olympia, WA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,806/mo)
- Median rent $1,852/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 176 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (253 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,319 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to OLM airport
- 35 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 760 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 338 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Thurston County: D+20 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk