WA area data
Port Townsend, WA
Port Townsend, WA.
Population: 17,304 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $643,169
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +2.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +11.7%
- 10-year appreciation
- +103.4%
- All-time peak (2022-06)
- $689,309
- House Price Index
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Market activity
- Days to pending
- 38 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 28
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,374/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.5 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, earthquake, iceStorm, landslide, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 28.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 21
- Days with Good air quality
- 336
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (15 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Olympic Field (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) (NUW) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 51
- Solar radiation rating
- Poor (3.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +153 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,986
- Median annual property tax
- $4,136
- Mean commute to work
- 12 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 82.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,469
- Average weekly wage
- $905
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 147
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