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Country around Coulee City is a rural area of about 1,369 people in Grant County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 138 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,369people
$247kTypical home
$725/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
23"Snow
234Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,369 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Seattle, WA
- 47 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,559/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 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 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to EAT airport
- 86 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,398 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no 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)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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