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Country around Waterville is a rural area of about 1,783 people in Douglas County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 115 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $894 a month.
1,783people
$259kTypical home
$894/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
26"Snow
234Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,783 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,635/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to EAT airport
- 110 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,641 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+27 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk