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Homes in Yakima
Yakima's 37,467 homes are a mix: 59% detached houses, 30% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 5% townhouses and other attached houses.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 37% of homes standing today; 18% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1972. 54% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Richland, 63 miles away, 47% of homes were built before 1980, so Yakima's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Yakima's homes are older than those in 67% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Out-of-square openings
With 63% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Plaster walls and deep casings
26% of homes date from before 1950, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Manufactured homes
5% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Replacement windows
37% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Yakima weather and your shutters
At Yakima #2, WA (1 mi away), July averages a high of 88.3°F and December a low of 25.7°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to February.
About 38 days a year reach 90°F, 109 nights fall to freezing and 8.6 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in August.
That's more freezing nights than in 71% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 50 min on the longest day to 8 h 34 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 67° above the horizon in June and 20° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Yakima #2, WA (temperature) and Yakima #2, WA (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39.6°F | 26.8°F | 1.2 in |
| Feb | 47.9°F | 30.4°F | 0.9 in |
| Mar | 57.3°F | 34.2°F | 0.7 in |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 0.6 in |
| May | 73.5°F | 47.9°F | 0.8 in |
| Jun | 79.6°F | 53.8°F | 0.6 in |
| Jul | 88.3°F | 59.7°F | 0.3 in |
| Aug | 87.9°F | 58.7°F | 0.2 in |
| Sep | 79.4°F | 51.4°F | 0.3 in |
| Oct | 64.4°F | 40.2°F | 0.7 in |
| Nov | 48.6°F | 32°F | 0.9 in |
| Dec | 37.8°F | 25.7°F | 1.4 in |
Cold winters
With 109 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Yakima
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Yakima
- Richland 63 mi
- Kennewick 71 mi
- Pasco 71 mi
- South Hill 90 mi
- Auburn 93 mi
More about shutters in Yakima
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