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Medical Lake is a small town of 4,950 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Spokane, WA and 217 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $785 a month.
4,950people
$369kTypical home
$785/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
46"Snow
198Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,468 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Spokane, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,325/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 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 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GEG airport
- 8 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,398 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 370 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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