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Albion is a tiny town of 495 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Lewiston, ID and 246 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $1k a month.
495people
$231kTypical home
$1,061/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
208Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 495
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 246 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $1,061/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PUW airport
- 59 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,244 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk