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Banks Lake South is a tiny town of 348 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 51 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 143 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
348people
$252kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
234Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Seattle, WA
- 51 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,590/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to EAT airport
- 81 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,621 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.