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Willapa is a tiny town of 172 people in Pacific County, Washington. It's about 44 miles from Olympia, WA and 90 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
172people
$299kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
72° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
169Sunny days
210Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 172
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 619 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Seattle, WA
- 44 mi to Olympia, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,887/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 66 of 90 winter days are gray
- 210 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to OLM airport
- 83 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pacific County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
- Moderate 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.