IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Ford, WA
Country around Ford is a rural area of about 1,620 people in Stevens County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Spokane, WA and 211 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $527 a month.
1,620people
$214kTypical home
$527/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
42"Snow
198Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
Is Near Ford right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,620 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Seattle, WA
- 24 mi to Spokane, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $527/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GEG airport
- 23 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,887 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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