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Ranks better than 72% of areas Follow

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Rainier Area Facts

Rainier has a Livability Score of 72_/100, which is considered excellent
Rainier crime rates are 54% lower than the Washington average
Cost of living in Rainier is equal to the Washington average

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Family Friendly

Family friendly

Public transit is accessible

Public transit is accessible

Walkable to grocery stores

Walkable to grocery stores

Yards are well-kept

Yards are well-kept

Lots of parks

Lots of parks

Walkable to restaurants

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Safe at night

Pet-friendly

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

Streets have sidewalks

Quite Area

A quiet area

Sense of community

Sense of community

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Great neighborhoods quite..walk to stores or just to work out 5 rating By Anonymous ( May 04, 2019) My daughter bought her home in Rainier...The rails to trails track is great as are the parks in the area..you can walk to the cookie shop for morning coffee or the local service station which has Chinese and America food...and is like a supermarket...it's 20 minutes to downtown O ...Read More lympia where most people work ..it's quite kids play outside just a great place to live...if they don't have what you need in Rainer you can drive a few miles to yelm..tenino..or Olympia...it's a great place for younger families with a few older folks Read Less

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F Amenities

Are there many local amenities in Rainier? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

Parks

Wilkowski Park

Veterans Memorial Park

Gehrke Park

Bus Kern Memorial Park

Entertainment

Food & Drink

Rainier Pizza & Espresso

F Commute

Is public transit available in Rainier? Of all people who commute, 0.0% take public transportation in Rainier.

Drive to Work

74%

2% lower than the US average

Take Public Transit

0%

5% lower than the US average

Walk to Work

0%

2% lower than the US average

C Cost of Living

What is the cost of living in Rainier? The cost of living in Rainier is 118/100 - which is equal to Washington.

18% more expensive than average

18% more expensive than average

National cost of living index

B Crime

What is the crime rate in Rainier? Rainier crime rates are 1,479, which are 54% lower than Washington

1,479 per 100k people

35% lower than the US average

Chance of being a victim

35% lower than the US average

Year-over-year crime

Year over year crime is down

A Employment

What is the median income in Rainier? The median income in Rainier is $76,016 which is 21% higher than Washington.

Median household income

$76,01637% higher than the US average

Income per capita

$26,72910% lower than the US average

Unemployment rate

41% lower than the US average

F Health & Safety

Is Rainier a healthy and safe place to live? No, there are not many hospitals, police and fire stations,

Hospitals

Pharmacies

Doctors

A+ Housing

What are Rainier home prices? Rainier home prices are $232,800 - which is 14% lower than Washington

Median home value

$232,80026% higher than the US average

Median rent price

$1,33941% higher than the US average

36% higher than the US average

C+ Schools

Does Rainier have good schools? The Rainier graduation rate is 85% - which is 1% lower than Washington

High school grad. rates

3% higher than the US average

School test scores

14% higher than the US average

Student teacher ratio

24% higher than the US average

A+ User Ratings

Is Rainier a good place to live? Rainier has an overall rating of 99% from 4 reviews.

Overall user rating

4 total ratings

User reviews rating

1 total reviews

User surveys rating

3 total surveys