GarrettWA
A town of 1,697.
Is Garrett a good place to live?
The best of Garrett’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for history. Garrett’s average trip to work is 11 minutes, where Washington’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On cost of living, just 32 of Washington’s 395 towns do better. Only 13 of Washington’s 397 towns score lower on the outdoors. Garrett has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Garrett has grown 25% from 2010 to 2020
1,419 counted in 2010 and 1,771 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Garrett grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Garrett is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Garrett: who provides what
Garrett is unincorporated, so Walla Walla 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garrett.
Garrett stands out in Washington and nationally, with the median age higher than most
At 54.9 years, Garrett’s median age is against 38.5 years in Washington’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Children under 18 are 8% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide). 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.
| Garrett | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 30% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Garrett | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.3% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.2% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.3% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 11.9% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.9% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.5% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.4% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
About half of Garrett’s working residents commute to Walla Walla
Most working residents leave Garrett for work: only 1% work in town. Garrett’s median household income is $119,000. The top destinations are Walla Walla (46%), College Place (11%) and Spokane (2%).
| Garrett | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Garrett is hotter
The July high in Garrett is 91°F. Garrett has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Garrett
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Garrett is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Garrett beats the Washington average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Garrett.
| Garrett | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Garrett | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.5% | 70.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Garrett sell for about $500K
No town among the 276 in Washington we compare has a lower median rent than Garrett. 85% of Garrett households own their home.
| Garrett | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $780 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Garrett
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Garrett
About 6 of every 100 Garrett residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
99% of working residents leave Garrett for work
Where Garrett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Garrett
CDP in Washington, United States
Garrett is a census-designated place (CDP) in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Garrett had a population of 1,771.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 768 ft
Garrett’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Garrett.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| College Place | #171 | C+ | C− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Walla Walla | #239 | C− | D | C− | B− | B |
Garrett has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Garrett reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Garrett with a neighbor →
Questions about Garrett
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garrett, WA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $372,000, 37% below the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.