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Country around Thorp is a rural area of about 398 people in Kittitas County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 84 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $2k a month.
398people
$385kTypical home
$1,594/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
39"Snow
203Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 398 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Seattle, WA
- 32 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,594/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,028 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to EAT airport
- 77 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,802 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kittitas County: R+15 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk