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Zillah is a small town of 3,140 people in Yakima County, Washington. It's about 18 miles from Yakima, WA and 129 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,140people
$335kTypical home
$1,093/moRent
90° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
226Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,140
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,724 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Seattle, WA
- 18 mi to Yakima, WA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,111/mo)
- Median rent $1,093/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 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 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to YKM airport
- 120 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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