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Cashmere is a small town of 3,304 people in Chelan County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 88 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,304people
$443kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
45"Snow
203Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,304
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,746 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,793/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to EAT airport
- 86 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 814 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 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
- High volcano risk