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Moses Lake is a small city of 26,083 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 54 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 148 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,083people
$310kTypical home
$1,216/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,083
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,438 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Seattle, WA
- 54 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $1,216/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (353 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,506 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to EAT airport
- 88 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk