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48.03° N · 122.68° W · GEOID 5343762

Marrowstone

Jefferson County, Washington · part of the Port Townsend, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WashingtonMarrowstone, WAMarrowstoneMarrowstone

The short answer

Marrowstone is home to 1,164 people. Median household income is $110,368 a year and median rent is $1,458 a month, 15.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $756,000, about 6.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,458
7% above the median place
Median household income
$110,368
37% above the median place
Median home value
$756,000
137% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Marrowstone

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 16.5% a year while rent rose 5.3%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 190 Washington places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 163 Washington places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 182 Washington places.
  • The median resident is 62.5 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 190 Washington places.
  • The median home is worth 6.8 years of the median household's income, more than in 93% of places its size.
01

Moving to Marrowstone

Jefferson County gains about 15.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,920
Moved out1,515
Net+405

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$94K
Leavers$79K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Jefferson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Jefferson County report $94,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $78,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$58,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,458 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,555 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $756,000.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 23.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Rancho Mirage, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people5
15.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5
$94,486
34% above the median place
Income of households moving out5
$78,576
12% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMarrowstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.9%20% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%1% below
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure15.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$94,48634% above
Income of households moving out5County figure$78,57612% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Marrowstone15.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$58,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.9%
22% below the median place
Home price to income
6.8x
80% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$92,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Median home value1
$756,000
137% above the median place
Homeownership1
85.2%
28% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureMarrowstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4587% above
Rent to income115.9%22% below
Property tax rate10.7%20% below
Home price to income16.8x80% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,5882% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,51169% above
Median home value1$756,000137% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure1.5%52% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure50.2%3% below
Homeownership185.2%28% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,55536% above
Vacant homes1County figure16.4%132% above
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$69,161
73% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMarrowstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$110,36837% above
Income per person1$69,16173% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay4County figure$62,2576% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure6.2%68% above
Jobs4County figure9,20494% below
Poverty rate1County figure11.1%3% above
Mean commute1County figure21 min14% below
Works from home1County figure23.7%90% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 62.5, 60% above the median place.

Median age1
62.5
60% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
10% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.2%
3% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureMarrowstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1646646th largest
Median age162.560% above
Bachelor's or higher144.5%39% above
High school or higher194.1%2% above
Household size12.210% below
Born abroad1County figure4.8%45% below
No health insurance1County figure3.8%41% below
Homes with broadband195.2%3% above
05

Life in Marrowstone

79 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents25.8 2.5×
Playgrounds per 10k34.4 3.7×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.2 +54%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails13 km 6.4×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.9 +25%
Shops34.8 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness7.1 +73%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.2 −25%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6
7.1
73% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k6
25.9
25% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k6
1.8
22% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMarrowstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure1344% above
Public school students9County figure2,67045% below
Students per teacher9County figure18.218% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure25.925% above
Shops per 10k6County figure34.815% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure7.173% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure15.225% below
Child care centers per 10k6County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k725.8153% above
Playgrounds per 10k734.4265% above
Grocery stores per 10k70.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k717.254% above
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails712.8above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings8County figure79above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 110.6 in, 153% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Marrowstone. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation10
110.6 in
153% above the median place
July average high10
68°F
22% below the median place
Median air quality index12
20
53% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMarrowstoneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure68°F22% below
January average low10County figure31°F24% above
Average temperature10County figure46°F16% below
Annual precipitation10County figure110.6 in153% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure64.430% below
Tornado risk11County figure9.588% below
Wildfire risk11County figure23.562% below
Heat wave risk11County figure34.861% below
Median air quality index12County figure2053% below
Good air days12County figure97.3%42% above
08

Marrowstone in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, down from 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,458/mo (2024)$1,870/mo$1,540 to $2,280/mo+4.3%
Median household income$110,368 (2024)$147,000$124,000 to $173,500+4.9%
Median home value$756,000 (2024)$1,047,000$760,000 to $1,442,000+5.6%

The median home would be worth 7.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Marrowstone

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Rancho Mirage, CA$1,510$107,364Compare
Beach Haven West, NJ$1,702$119,394Compare
Treasure Island, FL$1,631$87,107Compare
Hilton Head Island, SC$1,479$94,657Compare
Hilton Head Island, SCTreasure Island, FLBeach Haven West, NJRancho Mirage, CAMarrowstone, WAMarrowstoneRancho MirageBeach Haven WestTreasure IslandHilton Head IslandMarrowstoneRancho MirageBeach Haven WestTreasure IslandHilton Head Island

Common questions

Is Marrowstone a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 16.5% a year while rent rose 5.3%, so pay gained on rent more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 190 Washington places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 163 Washington places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Marrowstone expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $756,000.

What salary do you need to live in Marrowstone?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $58,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Marrowstone?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rancho Mirage, CA, Beach Haven West, NJ, Treasure Island, FL and Hilton Head Island, SC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Marrowstone with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Marrowstone itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/marrowstone-washington

Citytistics. “Marrowstone, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/marrowstone-washington/

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