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Country around Grand Coulee is a rural area of about 1,115 people in Douglas County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 152 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $948 a month.
1,115people
$230kTypical home
$948/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
30"Snow
223Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,115 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Seattle, WA
- 68 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,450/mo)
- Median rent $948/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to EAT airport
- 79 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,477 ft
- 141 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Washington districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+27 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.