A town of 2,774. A typical home worth about $247K.
The 3 things Dayton does most differently from other towns.
1941 · Insurance office. Dayton, Washington. T…12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 18 places on the National Register.
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Adding new storage space to wheat elevator at Dayton, Washington. They were getting ready for a bumper crop
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Dayton’s archive appears here every day.
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Ordered by what stands out in Dayton. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Dayton home is worth about $247,000, up 1.8% in a year, 58% below the Washington typical home.
1.4 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pietrzycki City Park | 0.4 mi | 17 |
| 2. Caboose Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 3. Flour Mill Park | — | 1 |
About one in 3 of Dayton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Walla Walla (16%), Spokane (3%) and Pasco (2%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
Dayton beats the Washington average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Dayton | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.5% | 70.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 5.1% |
The public schools Dayton’s kids attend outperform 82% of Washington’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Elementary School | PK–5 | 185 | Not graded |
| Dayton Middle School | 6–8 | 93 | Not graded |
| Dayton High School | 9–12 | 88 | Not graded |
| Dayton School District Alternative Program | 9–12 | 13 | Not graded |
Dayton has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
18 places in Dayton on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Dayton.
City in Washington, United States
Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,448 at the 2020 census.
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