Warm-summer Mediterranean
Prairie Heights, Washington
Pierce County, Washington · Population 4.8k · 663 ft elevation
Living in Prairie Heights
Prairie Heights has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and mild winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Prairie Heights: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,000 ft around town.
Prairie Heights at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 663 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,573 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $486k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,859/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.01th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,020 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 34°F | 5.9″ | 0.2″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 34°F | 4.7″ | 1.3″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 36°F | 5.2″ | 0.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | — | 217 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 70°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 52°F | 1.2″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 4.7″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 37°F | 6.8″ | 1.5″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 33°F | 5.6″ | 1.1″ | 90 hrs |
Near Prairie Heights
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology