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Chewelah is a small town of 2,606 people in Stevens County, Washington. It's about 45 miles from Spokane, WA and 219 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $885 a month.
2,606people
$267kTypical home
$885/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
186Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,606
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 882 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Seattle, WA
- 45 mi to Spokane, WA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,686/mo)
- Median rent $885/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GEG airport
- 47 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,686 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+44 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk