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Loon Lake is a tiny town of 906 people in Stevens County, Washington. It's about 29 miles from Spokane, WA and 221 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $898 a month.
906people
$341kTypical home
$898/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
46"Snow
186Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 906
- Part of a metro area
- About 278 people per sq mi
- 221 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Spokane, WA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,149/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GEG airport
- 31 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,431 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Washington districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+44 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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.