Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Allyn’s subject grades are a B+ for health and incomes; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. 39% of residents are 65 or older in Allyn, where Washington’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. Among 286 Washington towns, just 4 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Allyn. Allyn's schools rank behind 79% of the state's. Allyn’s concentration of trails is 2.2 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Washington’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Ebenezer Congregational Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Allyn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Allyn beats most towns.
1,963 counted in 2010 and 2,194 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Allyn is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1938 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Allyn is unincorporated, so Mason County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Allyn.
Households in Allyn have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 61% come from earthquakes and 33% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Allyn’s average commute comes in at 40 minutes. It had 297 jobs in 2023, up 162 from 2013. Half commute less than 23 miles. The top destinations are Bremerton (9%), Seattle (8%) and Tacoma (6%).
| Allyn | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults 18 to 64 in Allyn, 6.4% have no health insurance. Only 3 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Allyn. The town does better than the Washington average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 9.
| Allyn | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Allyn | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 10.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.7% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 10 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Allyn.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walkers can cover 3.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Allyn: one, of 3 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allyn Waterfront Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allyn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw23 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
28 mi Ancient siteSeattle UndergroundSpace Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Allyn; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Allyn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Where Allyn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Washington, United States
Allyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,194 as of the 2020 census. It was part of the former Allyn-Grapeview CDP that was broken up into Allyn and Grapeview in 2010. Allyn is located on the western shore of the North Bay region of the Case Inlet of Puget Sound. The area's main road and thoroughfare is State Route 3.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 6.4 years of the area's median household income ($83,270 across the Shelton, WA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
