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Country around Rice is a rural area of about 871 people in Stevens County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Spokane, WA and 202 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
871people
$285kTypical home
$1,113/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
45"Snow
223Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 871 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Seattle, WA
- 61 mi to Spokane, WA
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,797/mo)
- Median rent $1,113/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to GEG airport
- 61 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,956 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+44 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk