Active Retirement Communities
State:
Washington--Olympic Peninsula
City: Port
Angeles
Port Angeles is a city in and the county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 19,038 at the
2010 census. The area's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los
Ángeles (Port of Our Lady of the Angels) by Spanish explorer
Francisco de Eliza in 1791, but by the mid-19th century the name had
been shortened and partially anglicized to its current form, Port Angeles Harbor.
Port Angeles is home to Peninsula College and is the birthplace of football hall of famer
John Elway. The city is served by William R. Fairchild International
Airport, and ferry service is provided across the
Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on the M/V Coho or Victoria Express.
The city is situated on the northern edge of the
Olympic Peninsula along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It features a long and narrow natural sandspit
named Ediz Hook(which houses a coast guard base on the end) that
projects north-easterly nearly three miles into the Strait, creating a large,
natural deep-water harbor shielded from the storms and swells that move
predominantly eastward down the Strait from the Pacific Ocean. The harbor is
deep enough to provide anchorage for most kinds of ocean-going ships. The south
shore of Vancouver Island and the city of Victoria, British Columbia are visible across the Strait to the
north.
Port Angeles is located in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, which means the city gets significantly less rain
than other areas of western Washington. The average annual precipitation total
is approximately 25 inches, compared to Seattle's 38 inches.
Temperatures are heavily modified by the maritime location, with winter lows
rarely below 25 degrees, and summer highs rarely above 80 degrees. However, in
winter the city can be vulnerable to windstorms and Arctic cold fronts that
sweep across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Port Angeles receives about 4 inches of snow
each year, but it rarely stays on the ground for
long.
Port Angeles is also the location of the
headquarters of Olympic National Park, which encompasses most of the Olympic Mountains,
and was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938.
Port Angeles is also one of several locations in the
Olympic Peninsula area of Washington State mentioned in the Twilight series of books and movies, though no filming took
place in Port Angeles for the movie. Port Angeles is also the home base of
Rygaard Logging, one of the logging companies featured in the second season of the hit
History Channel program, Ax Men.
Income &
Housing Costs Numbers:
Estimated median household income in 2009: $39,815 (it was $33,130 in
2000)
|
Port
Angeles: |
$39,815 |
|
Washington: |
$56,548 |
Estimated
per capita income in 2009: $20,729
Port Angeles city income, earnings, and wages
data
Estimated median
house or condo value in 2009: $206,144 (it was $110,200 in 2000)
|
Port
Angeles: |
$206,144 |
|
Washington: |
$287,200 |
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $239,699; Detached houses:
$242,701; Townhouses or other attached units: $182,006; In 2-unit structures:
$431,067; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $473,921; Mobile homes:
$108,378
Median gross rent in 2009: $726.
Jan. 2011
cost of living index in Port Angeles: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is
100)
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information:
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Climate
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Average
Temperature
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Precipitation
(Rain)
3.
Humidity
4.
Wind
Speed (MPH)
5.
Snowfall
6.
Sunshine
7.
Cloudy
Days
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Tornado
Activity History
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Hospitals
& Medical
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Airports
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Colleges/Universities
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High
Schools
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Locations
of Interest
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Shopping
Centers
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Churches
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Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Creeks/Parks
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Tourist
Attractions
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Banks
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Housing
Costs Information
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Crime
Statistics
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Radio
Stations AM/FM
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TV
Broadcast Stations
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Forums
For
the above information and photos, click this link:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Port-Angeles-Washington.html
Total Tax Burden--Data for
Calculation
http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate3.html#WASHINGTON
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