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Malden is a tiny town of 100 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Spokane, WA and 230 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
100people
$205kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
27"Snow
198Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 150 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Spokane, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,290/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to GEG airport
- 27 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,126 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.