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West Richland is a small city of 17,586 people in Benton County, Washington. It's about 13 miles from Kennewick, WA and 166 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $448k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,586people
$448kTypical home
$1,590/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,586
- Part of a metro area
- About 795 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Portland, OR
- 13 mi to Kennewick, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $448k (≈$2,827/mo)
- Median rent $1,590/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (744 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PSC airport
- 126 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+22 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- High volcano risk