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Barstow is a tiny town of 246 people in Ferry County, Washington. It's about 83 miles from Spokane, WA and 210 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $663 a month.
246people
$277kTypical home
$663/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
46"Snow
223Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 246
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 439 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Seattle, WA
- 83 mi to Spokane, WA
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,746/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to GEG airport
- 85 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 191 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,368 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Washington districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ferry County: R+33 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low 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.