Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Washington.
Elbe’s July high is 76°F, near the Washington town median (77°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Elbe yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Elbe beats most towns.
Census counts: 21 in 2000, 39 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elbe. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MountainMount St. Helens
3 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year
34 mi LakeSpirit Lake
34 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
35 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
37 mi Park & preserveMount St. Helens National Volcanic MonumentMount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Spirit Lake: Matt Logan, Public domain · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: Lyn Topinka, Public domain
Elbe is unincorporated, so Pierce 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 Elbe.
The FEMA risk score for Elbe comes to 81 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Elbe once, in 2009. FEMA puts two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 18% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Elbe: 13% of adults smoke cigarettes. Against the Washington average, Elbe comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 16. Among adults locally, 72% had a checkup this year and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Elbe | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Elbe | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.2% | 70.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.8% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Elbe; the nearest are
CDP in Washington, United States
Elbe () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census.
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We don’t grade Elbe yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Washington.
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