Living in Country around Spangle, WA
Country around Spangle is a rural area of about 1,251 people in Spokane County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Spokane, WA and 235 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,251people
$424kTypical home
$1,233/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
198Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,251 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Seattle, WA
- 18 mi to Spokane, WA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,671/mo)
- Median rent $1,233/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GEG airport
- 17 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,572 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 361 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spokane County: R+5 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.