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Vashon is a big small town of 9,934 people in King County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Bremerton, WA and 15 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $791k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,934people
$791kTypical home
$1,670/moRent
78° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
169Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,934
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 269 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $791k (≈$4,986/mo)
- Median rent $1,670/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,759 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SEA airport
- 7 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 266 ft
- Right on the coast
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 370 bars within 25 mi
- 1,283 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 105 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk