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Country around Nespelem is a rural area of about 1,009 people in Okanogan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 85 miles from Spokane, WA and 162 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $423 a month.
1,009people
$143kTypical home
$423/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
44"Snow
223Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,009 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Seattle, WA
- 85 mi to Spokane, WA
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$902/mo)
- Median rent $423/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 103 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
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to GEG airport
- 83 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,219 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Washington districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 79 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okanogan County: R+15 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
- Low volcano risk