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Ione is a tiny town of 409 people in Pend Oreille County, Washington. It's about 74 miles from Spokane, WA and 240 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $594 a month.
409people
$232kTypical home
$594/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
50"Snow
186Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 409
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 773 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Seattle, WA
- 74 mi to Spokane, WA
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,461/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,032 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to GEG airport
- 78 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 158 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,097 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pend Oreille County: R+40 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk