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Liberty Lake is a big small town of 12,737 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 15 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 244 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $578k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,737people
$578kTypical home
$1,895/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
43"Snow
198Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,737
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,008 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $578k (≈$3,642/mo)
- Median rent $1,895/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,529 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GEG airport
- 20 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,060 ft
- 237 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 293 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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