Warm-summer Mediterranean
Prairie Ridge, Washington
Pierce County, Washington · Population 12k · 650 ft elevation
Living in Prairie Ridge
Prairie Ridge has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 76°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 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 Ridge: about 28% 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.
Prairie Ridge at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 650 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
- 2,573 hrs19th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $436k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,742/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $111k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9986th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,921 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 33°F | 6.1″ | 1.5″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 33°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 36°F | 4.8″ | 0.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | — | 217 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 44°F | 3.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 49°F | 2.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 76°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 48°F | 1.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 4.1″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 36°F | 7.1″ | 1.5″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 33°F | 6.0″ | 1.5″ | 90 hrs |
Near Prairie Ridge
- Prairie Heights, WA · 4.8k
- Tehaleh, WA · 6.8k
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- Alderton, WA · 2.9k
- Orting, WA · 9k
- Buckley, WA · 5.3k
- Lake Tapps, WA · 12k
- South Hill, WA · 68k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology