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Brewster is a small town of 1,653 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 53 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 124 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,653people
$240kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
90° / 34°Summer / winter
29"Snow
223Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,653
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,435 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Seattle, WA
- 53 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,511/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 39% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to EAT airport
- 109 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 794 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okanogan County: R+15 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk