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Country around Leavenworth is a rural area of about 7,605 people in Chelan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 71 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $720k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,605people
$720kTypical home
$1,287/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
103"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,605 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Seattle, WA
- 34 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $720k (≈$4,540/mo)
- Median rent $1,287/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to EAT airport
- 72 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,195 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk