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Warden is a small town of 2,581 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 53 miles from Kennewick, WA and 161 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $865 a month.
2,581people
$190kTypical home
$865/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,581
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 864 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Seattle, WA
- 53 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,198/mo)
- Median rent $865/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,261 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PSC airport
- 84 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 156 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Washington districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk