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Country around Malo is a rural area of about 351 people in Ferry County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 96 miles from Spokane, WA and 191 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $663 a month.
351people
$332kTypical home
$663/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
51"Snow
223Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 351 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Seattle, WA
- 96 mi to Spokane, WA
- 90 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,096/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°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
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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 65
- 13% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 96 mi to GEG airport
- 96 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,526 ft
- 173 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Washington districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 91 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.