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Bridgeport is a small town of 1,792 people in Douglas County, Washington. It's about 50 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 127 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $763 a month.
1,792people
$177kTypical home
$763/moRent
91° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
223Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,792
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,672 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Seattle, WA
- 50 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,116/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to EAT airport
- 103 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 856 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+27 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