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Colfax is a small town of 2,708 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 39 miles from Lewiston, ID and 242 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $946 a month.
2,708people
$245kTypical home
$946/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
35"Snow
208Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,708
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 716 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Seattle, WA
- 39 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,547/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PUW airport
- 49 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,293 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk