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Dixie is a tiny town of 133 people in Walla Walla County, Washington. It's about 10 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 220 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $1k a month.
133people
$305kTypical home
$1,218/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
234Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- Part of a metro area
- About 311 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Portland, OR
- 10 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,920/mo)
- Median rent $1,218/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ALW airport
- 106 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,588 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 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 bottom 34% of Washington districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walla Walla County: R+8 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.