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Country around Kettle Falls is a rural area of about 5,626 people in Stevens County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Spokane, WA and 207 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $894 a month.
5,626people
$321kTypical home
$894/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
46"Snow
223Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,626 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Seattle, WA
- 80 mi to Spokane, WA
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,022/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 13 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 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to GEG airport
- 81 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,917 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 75 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