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Country around Saint John is a rural area of about 895 people in Whitman County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Spokane, WA and 223 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $929 a month.
895people
$221kTypical home
$929/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
198Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 895 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Seattle, WA
- 41 mi to Spokane, WA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,390/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PUW airport
- 36 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,051 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Washington districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk