Living in Deer Park, WA
Deer Park is a small town of 4,791 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 21 miles from Spokane, WA and 229 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,791people
$347kTypical home
$1,006/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
51"Snow
198Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,791
- Part of a metro area
- About 695 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Seattle, WA
- 21 mi to Spokane, WA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,188/mo)
- Median rent $1,006/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to GEG airport
- 24 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,198 ft
- 220 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spokane County: R+5 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