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A town of 4,765, settled in 1867.
Moxee grades B+ overall, 55th of 285 graded towns in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $101K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 77% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 73% of Washington towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $402K for a typical one and 5.7 times the Yakima metro’s $71K median household income. Only 3 of the 132 Washington towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Moxee. LaFramboise Farmstead and O.J. Gendron Ranch is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Where Moxee beats most towns.
3,308 counted in 2010 and 4,326 in 2020; an estimated 4,765 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.2% since 2020, after 30.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Moxee is from typical.
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Census counts: 283 in 1930, 4,326 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1918 and 4 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Moxee, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Moxee.
Moxee fares better on crime within Washington than nationally, trades workers with Yakima and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Washington.
At 9.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 95% of Washington’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the East Valley School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxee ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 515 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
86% of Moxee households own their home, where Washington’s towns sit at 70% and U.S. towns at 73%. The typical Moxee home is worth about $402,000, up 1.5% in a year, 32% below the Washington typical home. The median rent in Moxee is $1,356 a month.
| Moxee | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,356 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 24.9°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 78% of Washington places with climate records; July afternoons average 89.2°.
Moxee has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Moxee’s July high is 89°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Moxee’s January low is 25°F.
| Moxee | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 89°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 35°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Washington it is less healthy than 69% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. Against the 8,517 U.S. towns with household incomes like Moxee’s, it is less healthy than 55%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Moxee beats the Washington average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 66% of Moxee adults had a checkup this year.
| Moxee | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 66% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Moxee | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.5% | 24.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.6% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moxee has about as many jobs (1,611) as working residents, but only 116 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,009 in 2013 to 1,611.
Most working residents leave Moxee for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Moxee grew to 1,611 in 2023, 602 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Yakima (38%), Union Gap (5%) and Selah (3%).
| Moxee | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Moxee | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moxee City Park | 0.5 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moxee. Close and well known come first.
6 mi MuseumYakima Electric Railway Museum
33 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a year
33 mi State parkGinkgo Petrified Forest State Park
6 mi TheatreCapitol Theatre
4 mi GardenYakima Area ArboretumYakima Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Justinleif~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Capitol Theatre: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5 · Yakima Area Arboretum: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 3.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Moxee
About 2 of every 100 Moxee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
City in Washington, United States
Moxee is a small suburban community southeast of Yakima, Washington. Yakima and Moxee are both north of the Yakama Indian Reservation in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population of Moxee was 4,326 at the 2020 census. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Moxee ranked 5th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Moxee grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #55 of 285 in Washington. It grades B for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
