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Country around Waitsburg is a rural area of about 1,992 people in Columbia County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 15 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 220 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,992people
$296kTypical home
$1,164/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,992 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,866/mo)
- Median rent $1,164/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (623 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALW airport
- 100 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,618 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+44 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