Hoquiam
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About Hoquiam
City in Washington, United StatesHoquiam ( HOH-kwee-əm or HOH-kwim) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintained its independent identity. It shares a long rivalry with its more populated neighbor, especially in high school sports. Hoquiam was incorporated on May 21, 1890. Its name comes from a Native American word meaning "hungry for wood", from the great amount of driftwood at the mouth of the Hoquiam River. The population was 8,776 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Hoquiam
The typical Hoquiam home is worth about $245,000, down 4.1% in a year, 59% below the Washington typical home.
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Safety in Hoquiam
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Hoquiam's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Hoquiam
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 25% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 57% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Washington
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Hoquiam
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Hoquiam
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The public schools Hoquiam’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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