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Country around Oroville is a rural area of about 4,873 people in Okanogan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 115 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 170 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $759 a month.
4,873people
$294kTypical home
$759/moRent
77° / 27°Summer / winter
65"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,873 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Seattle, WA
- 115 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 115 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,853/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 65" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 115 mi to EAT airport
- 119 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,717 ft
- 148 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 126 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 87 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