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City Type Comparison - West Coast
City Type
City Type	West Coast, Mountains, National Parks	West Coast, Mountains, National Parks	West Coast, Mountains, Wine Country	West Coast, City Living	West Coast	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	9,527	87,574	12,697	38,635	16,292	78,040
Population (1990)	7,001	52,179	8,886	36,818	15,076	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	7	27	6	8	11	36
Persons Per Square Mile	1,361	3,243	2,116	4,829	1,481	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$352,067	$413,253	$1,260,824	$1,204,517	$202,629	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	9.8%	165.1%	89.1%	196.0%	78.5%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	10.0%	13.7%	19.4%	6.5%	6.1%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	0.8%	6.3%	4.1%	7.5%	3.7%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$503,000	$503,000	$989,000	$761,000	$303,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	57%	66%	103%	128%	54%	101%
Big City	Seattle	Seattle	San Francisco Bay area	Honolulu	Eugene	na
Monthly Rent	$1,353	$1,495	$4,070	$2,754	$1,137	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	17.5	18.6	20.8	29.4	12.0	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	100%	109%	253%	217%	79%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	93%	91%	79%	94%	73%	72%
Moderate Days	7%	9%	20%	6%	24%	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	0%	0%	1%	0%	2%	3%
Unhealthy Days	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	na	na	5%	62%	36%	36%
Threatened	na	na	9%	0%	0%	2%
Impaired	na	na	86%	38%	65%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	80	49	83	38	81	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	55 miles	51 miles	30 miles	12 miles	219 miles	72 miles
City	Seattle	Vancouver, Canada	San Francisco	Honolulu	Portland	na
Recreation
National Parks	8	8	15	4	1	7
National Campgrounds	41	30	3	0	31	26
State Parks	18	7	63	23	19	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	2	2	3	7	1	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	85	195	16	246	12	346
2015	33	140	17	982	7	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	158%	39%	-6%	-75%	71%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	53	31	43	43	42	37
White	92.4%	84.9%	75.8%	44.0%	87.1%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	1.1%	1.3%	0.6%	0.2%	2.6%	0.8%
Asian	1.7%	5.1%	4.3%	20.3%	1.4%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	6.7%	0.3%	0.2%
Other Race	0.8%	2.8%	15.1%	0.9%	2.8%	4.4%
Multiple Races	3.1%	4.3%	3.4%	27.3%	5.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	7.0%	31.5%	6.5%	7.6%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$63,765	$58,149	$114,107	$101,507	$47,998	$69,596
Occupied Housing	88%	94%	94%	95%	92%	83%
Vacant Housing	12%	6%	6%	5%	8%	17%
Home Ownership	62%	46%	71%	72%	55%	55%
Persons Per Family	2.60	2.80	3.20	3.30	2.80	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	9.2%	9.2%	8.5%	4.4%	0.0%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	109 days	109 days	113 days	110 days	107 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Temperate & Dry	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Dry	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	38 F	35 F	43 F	69 F	39 F	27 F
July High Temp	70 F	73 F	65 F	83 F	67 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	19 in	35 in	28 in	37 in	64 in	35 in
Elevation	100 ft	15 ft	16 ft	39 ft	6 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Higher	Higher	Higher	Higher	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	45%	30%	80%	12%	10%	10.9%
Tsunami	Risk	No Risk	Risk	Risk	Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	0	20-40	0	10
Flood	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Volcano	Low Ash Fall	High Ash Fall	Low Ash Fall	Low Volcanic	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	0	0	0	0	0	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	25	25	16	na	29	40
Property Crimes	374	601	190	na	494	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	5,124	4,980	3,754	0	4,490	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	40	68	11	4,312	12	1,253
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