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Coulee City is a tiny town of 439 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 50 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 143 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $950 a month.
439people
$166kTypical home
$950/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
234Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 439
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 475 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Seattle, WA
- 50 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 24% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to EAT airport
- 82 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 138 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.