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Country around Ritzville is a rural area of about 2,587 people in Adams County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Spokane, WA and 189 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $852 a month.
2,587people
$228kTypical home
$852/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
234Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,587 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Seattle, WA
- 58 mi to Spokane, WA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,440/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,385 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to GEG airport
- 52 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,831 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+43 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
- Low volcano risk