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Country around Odessa is a rural area of about 1,323 people in Lincoln County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Spokane, WA and 169 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $784 a month.
1,323people
$241kTypical home
$784/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,323 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Seattle, WA
- 66 mi to Spokane, WA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,520/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (818 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to GEG airport
- 61 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,644 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+51 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk