Port Townsend.
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3 tracts·11K people·$543K median·1,529/mi²
White 89 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1 · Black 1 · Asian 1
Living alone 45 · Married couple 35 · Other 20
Retail 27 · Health 24 · Leisure 18 · Professional 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 1 · Other 10
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Service 18 · Sales · office 14 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 54 · Work from home 27 · Walk 12 · Carpool 11 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Port Townsend is $543,400 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Port Townsend has 10,438 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 60.8; the population is 89.0% White, 5.4% Multiracial, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Other, 0.5% Black and 0.5% Asian; the average household has 1.8 people; 53.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.5% (Census ACS).
Salish Coast Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (50%); Blue Heron Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (42%); Port Townsend High School is the high school with reported scores (53%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,578/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Port Townsend is $62,606 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Port Townsend, median rent is $1,578/month and the median home value is $543,400 (Census ACS).
Port Townsend reported 1.8 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 70°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 126 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 20 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Port Townsend are winter weather (90), earthquake (87) and ice storm (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.67g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Port Townsend, 12% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).