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Whidbey Island Station is a small town of 2,027 people in Island County, Washington. It's about 16 miles from Mount Vernon, WA and 52 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $593k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,027people
$593kTypical home
$1,875/moRent
69° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
170Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,027
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Mount Vernon, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $593k (≈$3,741/mo)
- Median rent $1,875/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 170 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 195 cloudy days a year
- 69 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (937 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 13% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to FRD airport
- 64 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Island County: D+17 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very 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.