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Colton is a tiny town of 323 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Lewiston, ID and 256 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $1k a month.
323people
$345kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
208Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 524 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,174/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PUW airport
- 75 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,562 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.