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Ephrata is a big small town of 8,560 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 38 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 133 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,560people
$252kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
234Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,560
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 817 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Seattle, WA
- 38 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,589/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,198 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EAT airport
- 96 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,306 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 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