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Country around Cusick is a rural area of about 1,549 people in Pend Oreille County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Spokane, WA and 241 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,549people
$360kTypical home
$725/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
60"Snow
186Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,549 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Seattle, WA
- 58 mi to Spokane, WA
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,271/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,032 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to GEG airport
- 62 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,110 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Washington districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pend Oreille County: R+40 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk