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Leavenworth is a small town of 2,569 people in Chelan County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 79 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $617k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,569people
$617kTypical home
$1,159/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
81"Snow
203Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,569
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,768 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $617k (≈$3,891/mo)
- Median rent $1,159/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to EAT airport
- 77 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,125 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk