Living in Tokeland, WA
Tokeland is a tiny town of 122 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 56 miles from Olympia, WA and 99 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 48°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $1k a month.
122people
$335kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
67° / 48°Summer / winter
0"Snow
169Sunny days
206Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 122
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Seattle, WA
- 56 mi to Olympia, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,111/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 206 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to OLM airport
- 94 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.