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George is a tiny town of 669 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 33 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 122 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $940 a month.
669people
$155kTypical home
$940/moRent
89° / 37°Summer / winter
20"Snow
234Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 669
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 485 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Seattle, WA
- 33 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $940/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 47% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to EAT airport
- 115 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.