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Country around Northport is a rural area of about 605 people in Stevens County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Spokane, WA and 228 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $686 a month.
605people
$233kTypical home
$686/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
47"Snow
186Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 605 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Seattle, WA
- 88 mi to Spokane, WA
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to GEG airport
- 91 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,316 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 82 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