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Tieton is a small town of 1,597 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Yakima, WA and 98 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $977 a month.
1,597people
$231kTypical home
$977/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
226Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,597
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,848 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Yakima, WA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to YKM airport
- 89 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,923 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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