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Country around Chewelah is a rural area of about 4,981 people in Stevens County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Spokane, WA and 220 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $327k and rent runs about $869 a month.
4,981people
$327kTypical home
$869/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
186Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,981 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Seattle, WA
- 45 mi to Spokane, WA
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $327k (≈$2,065/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°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
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 17% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GEG airport
- 47 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 171 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,801 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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