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Tehaleh is a big small town of 9,561 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 34 miles from Olympia, WA and 36 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $742k and rent runs about $3k a month.
9,561people
$742kTypical home
$3,365/moRent
75° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
169Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,561
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,094 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Seattle, WA
- 34 mi to Olympia, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $742k (≈$4,677/mo)
- Median rent $3,365/mo
- Median household income $156k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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 (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 51% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 48 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TIW airport
- 24 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2018
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,169 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 500 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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