Warm-summer Mediterranean
East Renton Highlands, Washington
King County, Washington · Population 12k · 541 ft elevation
Living in East Renton Highlands
East Renton Highlands has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 60″ a year, and it gets light snow (18″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
East Renton Highlands is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
East Renton Highlands at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 541 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 60″95th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 18″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,574 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $709k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,697/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $140k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 80%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,642 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 33°F | 8.0″ | 5.0″ | 104 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 33°F | 5.4″ | 3.3″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 35°F | 6.2″ | 1.8″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 5.5″ | 0.2″ | 218 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 48°F | 3.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 52°F | 1.6″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 47°F | 2.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 5.8″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 36°F | 8.5″ | 2.0″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 32°F | 7.5″ | 5.6″ | 89 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology