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Asotin is a small town of 1,021 people in Asotin County, Washington. It's about 5 miles from Lewiston, ID and 266 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,021people
$297kTypical home
$1,224/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
208Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 952 people per sq mi
- 266 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,874/mo)
- Median rent $1,224/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (988 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LWS airport
- 92 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Asotin County: R+26 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.