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Colville is a small town of 4,998 people in Stevens County, Washington. It's about 64 miles from Spokane, WA and 215 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $912 a month.
4,998people
$282kTypical home
$912/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
186Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,998
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,619 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Seattle, WA
- 64 mi to Spokane, WA
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,775/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°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
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (454 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to GEG airport
- 66 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,647 ft
- 201 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 59 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