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Garfield is a tiny town of 475 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 43 miles from Lewiston, ID and 248 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $864 a month.
475people
$221kTypical home
$864/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
198Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 475
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 505 people per sq mi
- 248 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,395/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PUW airport
- 46 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,513 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk