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Clarkston is a big small town of 7,191 people in Asotin County, Washington. It's about 3 miles from Lewiston, ID and 263 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $917 a month.
7,191people
$254kTypical home
$917/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
208Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,191
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,498 people per sq mi
- 263 mi to Seattle, WA
- 3 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,599/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,906 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LWS airport
- 86 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 797 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Asotin County: R+26 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk