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Country around Pomeroy is a rural area of about 2,512 people in Garfield County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Lewiston, ID and 240 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $791 a month.
2,512people
$243kTypical home
$791/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
9"Snow
208Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,512 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Seattle, WA
- 28 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,535/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1190 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (935 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LWS airport
- 83 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 171 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,841 ft
- 234 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+48 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk