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Union Gap is a big small town of 6,584 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 4 miles from Yakima, WA and 114 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,584people
$211kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
89° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
226Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,584
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,181 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to Yakima, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,133/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,064 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to YKM airport
- 106 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 984 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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