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Chelan is a small town of 4,350 people in Chelan County, Washington. It's about 32 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 110 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $518k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,350people
$518kTypical home
$1,368/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
203Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,350
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 649 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Seattle, WA
- 32 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,267/mo)
- Median rent $1,368/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 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 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EAT airport
- 110 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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