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Towns like Tacoma, WA

Tacoma has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 77°F and Jan lows near 37°F, and about 39 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: on the water, big mountains nearby, forested. A typical home costs about $431k.

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Tacoma's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Seattle, WA91% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (38 in vs 39 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tacoma, no snow.

   ScenerySame forested look from above, both have big mountains close by (both the Cascade Range), both on the water.

   Climate 95 · Scenery 87 · Typical home $912k, 112% pricier

2. Vancouver, WA70% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (39 in vs 39 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tacoma, no snow.

   ScenerySame forested look from above, both have big mountains close by (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), inland where Tacoma is on the water.

   Climate 89 · Scenery 42 · Typical home $382k, 11% cheaper than Tacoma

3. Bayside, CA62% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 12°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (40 in vs 39 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tacoma, no snow.

   SceneryLush and green where Tacoma is forested, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), both on the water.

   Climate 69 · Scenery 51 · Typical home $536k, 24% pricier

4. Lynden, WA62% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (47 in vs 39 in), spread through the year, unlike Tacoma's winter rains, no snow.

   ScenerySame forested look from above, both have big mountains close by (both the Cascade Range), near the coast, Tacoma is on the water.

   Climate 67 · Scenery 54 · Typical home $442k, about the same price

5. Salem, OR61% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (40 in vs 39 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tacoma, no snow.

   SceneryMixed greenery where Tacoma is forested, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), inland where Tacoma is on the water.

   Climate 84 · Scenery 27 · Typical home $343k, 20% cheaper than Tacoma

6. Springfield, OR60% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (46 in vs 39 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tacoma, no snow.

   SceneryLush and green where Tacoma is forested, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Cascade Range), inland where Tacoma is on the water.

   Climate 77 · Scenery 34 · Typical home $326k, 24% cheaper than Tacoma

Doppeltowns abroad

• Coquitlam, Canada (66% match)
• Puerto Montt, Chile (60% match)
• Vigo, Spain (59% match)

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