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Living in Country around Inchelium, WA

Country around Inchelium is a rural area of about 1,223 people in Ferry County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Spokane, WA and 188 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $535 a month.

1,223people
$218kTypical home
$535/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
44"Snow
223Sunny days
108Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Rural — about 1,223 people spread over the area
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 2 people per sq mi
  • 188 mi to Seattle, WA
  • 59 mi to Spokane, WA
  • 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
  • Median rent $535/mo
  • Median household income $51k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 20.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 27°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
  • 108 days a year with rain or snow
  • 44" of snow a year
  • 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 3 days a year over 100°F
  • 17 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 45
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 27% are 65 or older
  • 20% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 6% walk or take transit to work
  • 58 mi to GEG airport
  • 58 mi to GEG (major hub)
  • 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 71% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 77% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 3,478 ft
  • 176 mi to the ocean
  • 10 mi to a big lake
  • 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 37 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 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
  • No museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 58 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 1% of Washington districts (reading)
  • 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 31 mi to the nearest vet
  • 31 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 56 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Ferry County: R+33 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

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