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White Swan is a tiny town of 588 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 17 miles from Yakima, WA and 109 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $792 a month.
588people
$210kTypical home
$792/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
19"Snow
226Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 588
- Part of a metro area
- About 220 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Portland, OR
- 17 mi to Yakima, WA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,322/mo)
- Median rent $792/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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 25
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to YKM airport
- 105 mi to PDX (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
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.