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Country around Pateros is a rural area of about 1,376 people in Chelan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 114 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $971 a month.
1,376people
$338kTypical home
$971/moRent
76° / 21°Summer / winter
25"Snow
223Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,376 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,133/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to EAT airport
- 116 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,636 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 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
- High volcano risk