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Country around Cle Elum is a rural area of about 7,688 people in Kittitas County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 75 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $648k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,688people
$648kTypical home
$1,302/moRent
77° / 31°Summer / winter
66"Snow
203Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,688 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $648k (≈$4,084/mo)
- Median rent $1,302/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,028 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to EAT airport
- 69 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,953 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kittitas County: R+15 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk