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Country around Tonasket is a rural area of about 5,857 people in Okanogan County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 160 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $908 a month.
5,857people
$258kTypical home
$908/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
50"Snow
223Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,857 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Seattle, WA
- 99 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 99 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,626/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 99 mi to EAT airport
- 108 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,635 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 85 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okanogan County: R+15 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk