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Country around Chelan is a rural area of about 7,752 people in Chelan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 98 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 134 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $499k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,752people
$499kTypical home
$1,278/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
134"Snow
180Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,752 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $499k (≈$3,148/mo)
- Median rent $1,278/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 134" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to EAT airport
- 101 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,019 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Washington districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk