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Wollochet is a big small town of 6,689 people in Pierce County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Bremerton, WA and 26 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $890k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,689people
$890kTypical home
$1,915/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
169Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,689
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,147 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $890k (≈$5,612/mo)
- Median rent $1,915/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to TIW airport
- 17 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- Right on the coast
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 693 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pierce County: D+11 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk