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Grandview WA, September 2015

GrandviewWA

A town of 11,187. A typical home worth about $336K.

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Population
11,187
+0.4% since 2010
Typical home
$336K
+0.4% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
29.1
years
Jobs based here
3,316
Balanced

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Housing

A typical Grandview home is worth about $336K

The typical Grandview home is worth about $336,000, about the same as a year ago, 43% below the Washington typical home.

$336KZillow home value

Typical home value

Grandview$336K
Washington$592K
Market temperature
BalancedA balanced marketBuyer’sSeller’s
91
days on market
100.1%
sale-to-list price
+0.4%
value change, 1 year
12
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 14% of U.S. towns

Grandview beats the Washington average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade
26 measures vs. Washington
3 better8 too close to call15 worse
What stands outGrandviewWA
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.7%7.9%
Fewer adults with arthritis20.1%24.4%
More uninsured adults30.1%8.4%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital
7.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
2nd
percentile among WA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Grandview

Most working residents leave Grandview for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Sunnyside (15%), Yakima (9%) and Prosser (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Grandview16%
Sunnyside15%
Yakima9%
Prosser6%
Richland4%
10 mi
median commute distance
3,316
jobs based in Grandview
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Grandview’s public schools outperform 30% of Washington districts

The public schools Grandview’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Thompson Elementary SchoolPK–5549Not graded
Mcclure Elementary SchoolPK–5543Not graded
Smith Elementary SchoolPK–5477Not graded
Grandview Middle School6–8815Not graded
Grandview High School9–121,160Not graded
Contract Learning Center9–1234Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduationAll 8 schools →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 23% of U.S. towns

Grandview reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less.

C−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Grandview2.1
Washington2.9
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Grandview16.7
Washington20.2
U.S.15.5
23rd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
33rd
percentile among WA towns
25
violent crimes reported in 2025
196
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.

22risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
22Low riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Grandview has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–42°
Spring40–65°
Summer56–86°
Fall40–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

3.7% of Grandview is conserved land

5.3 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves.

3.7%conserved
Map of Grandview: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3.7%
conserved · 164 of 4,384 acres
5.3 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Dykstra Park0.6 mi31
2. Byron Wildlife Area0.3 mi112
3. Ralph Scott Memorial Ball Fields—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Grandview
1908 · Grandview · Wikimedia Commons
Grandview’s story

Grandview in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.

Lumber drying yard of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co., GrandviewResidential section of GrandviewHotel Grandview, Grandview, Washington, ca. 1909
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Landmarks

6 places in Grandview on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Grandview

City in Washington, United States

Official town website ↗

Grandview is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is about 38 miles west of Kennewick and 38 miles southeast of Yakima. The population was 10,907 at the 2020 census. Grandview's economy is agriculture based, with apples, cherries, concord and wine grapes, hops, asparagus, corn, wheat, dairy and other fruit and vegetable production supported by processing plants and cold storage facilities.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
10,907
Area
6.5 sq mi
Elevation
804 ft
ZIP code
98930
Area code
509

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