Living in Green Bluff, WA
Green Bluff is a tiny town of 323 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 13 miles from Spokane, WA and 236 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $824k and rent runs about $1k a month.
323people
$824kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
44"Snow
198Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- Part of a metro area
- About 46 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Seattle, WA
- 13 mi to Spokane, WA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $824k (≈$5,193/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 63
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to GEG airport
- 18 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,339 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 435 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 267 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Washington districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.