Fact text

  • During Prohibition, Camano Island was a major rumrunning hub, with bootleggers exploiting its remoteness and handy proximity to Canadian waters.
  • Every March and April, migrating gray whales cruise through the Saratoga Passage, visible right from the island's shores.
  • In 1949, some 800 residents showed up for a single day to clear land with their own hands and open a brand-new state park.
  • The island has had at least four different English names over the years, including Macdonough Island, Perry Island, and Crow Island, before finally settling on Camano.
Your
Camano
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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17073
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Total Population
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$
85811
Median Income
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$
415400
Median Home
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30
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Camano
ranks for retirees?
36
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
79
Affordability
27
Healthcare
3
Climate
32

Results

Camano

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
79

Washington levies no state income tax, meaning Social Security, pension checks, and IRA or 401(k) withdrawals are all free from state-level taxation.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
79
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
27

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
27
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
3

The area has

1

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

2

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
2
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
32

A

Temperate

climate — summers peak near

72

°F, winters dip to about

36

°F, with roughly

4

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Temperate
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively Low

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Low

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