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Toppenish is a big small town of 8,723 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 18 miles from Yakima, WA and 126 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $985 a month.
8,723people
$230kTypical home
$985/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
18"Snow
226Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,723
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,014 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Portland, OR
- 18 mi to Yakima, WA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,450/mo)
- Median rent $985/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" 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
- Above-average violent crime (433 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,495 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 51% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to YKM airport
- 120 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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