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Cascade Valley is a small town of 4,609 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 51 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 145 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,609people
$300kTypical home
$1,311/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,609
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,241 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Seattle, WA
- 51 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,889/mo)
- Median rent $1,311/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 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 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to EAT airport
- 90 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.