Warm-summer Mediterranean
Eatonville, Washington
Pierce County, Washington · Population 2.8k · 797 ft elevation
Living in Eatonville
Eatonville has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Eatonville is an outdoor hub: about 24% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,900 ft around town.
Eatonville at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,241 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $414k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,297/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 523 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 349 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,856 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 33°F | 6.1″ | 1.5″ | 87 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 123 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 35°F | 4.8″ | 0.6″ | 148 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | — | 189 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 68°F | 48°F | 2.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 48°F | 1.8″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | — | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 35°F | 7.1″ | 1.5″ | 97 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 32°F | 6.0″ | 1.5″ | 82 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