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Yarrow Point is a small town of 1,198 people in King County, Washington. It's about 6 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,198people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
77° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,198
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,273 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Seattle, WA
- 6 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,887 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BFI airport
- 14 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 72 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 350 bars within 25 mi
- 1,297 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 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