COMMUNITY FACTS

Kennewick-Pasco-Richland MSA 268,200

Pasco

Kennewick

Richland

West Richland

POPULATION

Source: U.S. Census and Washington O�ce of Financial Management Forecasting Division, July 2013

Franklin County84,800

Benton County 183,400

Average Household Income Average Household Expenditure

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Source: Nielson, April 2014

$76,464

$47,770

Average Selling Price (MARCH ‘14) $204,900

Number of Active Listings (SFR, MARCH ’14) 1,084Average Apartment Rent

(2 BD, 2 BA) $738

HOUSING

Source: Tri-City Association of Realtors, April 2014; ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2013 Annual Average Data, Published January 2014

The Tri-Cities is a great place to raise a family, start a business, continue your education, or retire. Residents enjoy the Tri-Cities’ unique local flavor, quality school systems, virtually non-existent traffic congestion, low crime rate, annual precipitation of less than seven inches, diverse outdoor recreational opportunities, and limitless regional attractions. Families have many housing choices from established neighborhoods to new construction developments. Whether you love the country life, or want to live next to a golf course, on the river, or near shopping and business, there is a home waiting for you in our community.

The Tri-Cities offers residents an elementary through university level education. You can further your education without ever leaving the area by attending Columbia Basin College and Washington State University Tri-Cities. Ranked among the “Top 10 High Technology Communities in the Nation” by the Milken Institute, business owners looking to start or relocate their business will find a pool of skilled, educated workers in the Tri-Cities.

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2014 Top 30 Happiest & Healthiest Cities in America

Source: Business Insider

Labor Force 127,960

WORKFORCE

Source: March 2014 Employment Data, Washington State EmploymentSecurity Department

Employment116,770

Composite Index HousingCOST OF LIVING

Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index,2013 Annual Average Data,Published January 2014

0 44 88 132 176 220

Tri-Cities, WA 95.8

101.8

119.1

141.1

96.0

89.1

91.7

86.8

136.1

216.3

90.1

88.7

117.6

143.3

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Cellular ServiceCarriers 16

CenturyLink | Charter CommunicationsFrontier Communications

Internet Service

Providers

Local Telephone Carriers

20

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Hotels & Motels Rooms Available

44Venue Seating Capacity

3,863

3,000

7,000

7,500

HOSPITALITYNewspapers

Radio Stations

Television Stations

1 Daily 2 Weekly 3 Monthly

75 Cable 7 Local

24 Stations

MEDIA

Beds 270Sta� Physicians 287

25 22

25 231

111 302

Physicians

Hospitals

470

73Dentists 143 Chiropractors

Optometrists 53

HEALTH CARE

2014 Best Places to Find a New Job

Source: Time.com / Money

Richland #12 of 15 small cities

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