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Chelan Falls is a tiny town of 233 people in Chelan County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 111 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $490k and rent runs about $1k a month.
233people
$490kTypical home
$1,226/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
234Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 835 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $490k (≈$3,091/mo)
- Median rent $1,226/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 25
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to EAT airport
- 111 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 840 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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
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.