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Country around Okanogan is a rural area of about 4,892 people in Okanogan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 139 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $981 a month.
4,892people
$262kTypical home
$981/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
223Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,892 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Seattle, WA
- 70 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,650/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 11 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 44
- 36% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to EAT airport
- 103 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,858 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 71 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