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Country around Fruitland is a rural area of about 725 people in Stevens County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Spokane, WA and 196 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $430 a month.
725people
$220kTypical home
$430/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
34"Snow
223Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 725 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Seattle, WA
- 41 mi to Spokane, WA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,387/mo)
- Median rent $430/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 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 (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GEG airport
- 40 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,950 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Washington districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 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