HarrahWA
Population 593: a town settled in 1915.
Is Harrah a good place to live?
Harrah’s peak summer temperature is 90°F, above both Washington’s towns (77°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Harrah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
593 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Harrah: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harrah, and how to reach them.
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 Harrah.
Homes in Harrah are worth about $316K, by Zillow’s estimate
63% of Harrah households are owner-occupiers. Values rose 2.4% in the 12 months to September 2026. The town’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $963 a month.
| Harrah | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $963 a month | $1,739 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 71% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Harrah’s kids attend
The Mount Adams School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Harrah’s only public school teaches 451 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrah Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 451 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Harrah has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Harrah is 81 of 100. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 29% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Harrah’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
For Harrah, the middle household income is $74,000. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Harrah dropped by 48, to 96. In Harrah, 14% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Harrah | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, more of Harrah’s adults say their health is fair or poor
For adults in Harrah, the share who have obesity is 42%. The town beats the Washington average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 68% of adults in the town had a checkup this year; 15% have diabetes. Among 286 Washington towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Harrah.
| Harrah | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 17% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 9.8% | 12% |
| What stands out | Harrah | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 21% | 25.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.1% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1% of Harrah is conserved land
0.2 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Harrah’s density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 2 acres in the town.
| Harrah | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harrah Town Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Yakima Electric Railway Museum and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrah. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumYakima Electric Railway Museum
14 mi TheatreCapitol Theatre
13 mi GardenYakima Area ArboretumPhoto credits
Yakima Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Capitol Theatre: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5 · Yakima Area Arboretum: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Harrah
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Harrah
About 5 of every 100 Harrah residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
99% of working residents leave Harrah for work
Where Harrah’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Harrah
Town in Washington, United States
Harrah is a town in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 585 at the 2020 census. It is on the Yakama Indian Reservation.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 833 ft
- ZIP code
- 98933
- Area code
- 590
Questions about Harrah
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harrah, WA a good place to live?
Harrah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.