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Mead is a big small town of 6,893 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Spokane, WA and 233 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $408k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,893people
$408kTypical home
$1,445/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
45"Snow
198Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,893
- Part of a metro area
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Spokane, WA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $408k (≈$2,574/mo)
- Median rent $1,445/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°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
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GEG airport
- 14 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,883 ft
- 225 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 409 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 241 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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