Area data
Oak Harbor, WA — ZIP 98278
Population: 1,932 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- landslide, coastalFlooding, earthquake, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 28.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (7 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (NUW) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (NUW) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 12
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 17
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 6 min
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 13,482
- Average weekly wage
- $966
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 250
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