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West Pasco is a small town of 1,122 people in Franklin County, Washington. It's about 4 miles from Kennewick, WA and 174 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $470k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,122people
$470kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
92° / 41°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,122
- Part of a metro area
- About 767 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Portland, OR
- 4 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $470k (≈$2,964/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PSC airport
- 122 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+23 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.