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Tumwater is a small city of 26,956 people in Thurston County, Washington. It's about 4 miles from Olympia, WA and 51 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,956people
$472kTypical home
$1,779/moRent
78° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,956
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,519 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to Olympia, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,779/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 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 (278 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,458 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to OLM airport
- 43 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 184 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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