WA area data
Ethel, WA
Ethel, WA.
Population: 625 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $659,000
- Median list price
- $699,999
- Median days on market
- 122 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 92.7%
- Active listings
- 2
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 Moderate
- Top hazards
- avalanche, earthquake, inlandFlooding, landslide, volcanicActivity
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 63.0°F
- Average low
- 44.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 22
- Days with Good air quality
- 336
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Mount Rainier National Park (54 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Nelsons Nitch Airport (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 9
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.3 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,004
- Median annual property tax
- $3,295
- Households with broadband internet
- 27.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 22,427
- Average weekly wage
- $1,027
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 196
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