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Wapato is a small town of 4,538 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 12 miles from Yakima, WA and 122 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $957 a month.
4,538people
$185kTypical home
$957/moRent
90° / 39°Summer / winter
20"Snow
226Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,538
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,926 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Seattle, WA
- 12 mi to Yakima, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,167/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 53% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to YKM airport
- 113 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 850 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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