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Nespelem Community is a tiny town of 358 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 78 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 158 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $887 a month.
358people
$173kTypical home
$887/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
35"Snow
223Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 358
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Seattle, WA
- 78 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,093/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to EAT airport
- 80 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,690 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Washington districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okanogan County: R+15 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.