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Curlew is a tiny town of 126 people in Ferry County, Washington. It's about 99 miles from Spokane, WA and 193 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $663 a month.
126people
$244kTypical home
$663/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
223Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 167 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Seattle, WA
- 99 mi to Spokane, WA
- 94 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,540/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 100 mi to GEG airport
- 100 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,818 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Washington districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ferry County: R+33 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.