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Nespelem is a tiny town of 151 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 79 miles from Spokane, WA and 161 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $1k a month.
151people
$120kTypical home
$1,167/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
38"Snow
223Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 151
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 778 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Seattle, WA
- 79 mi to Spokane, WA
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $1,167/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to GEG airport
- 77 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,857 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Washington districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 70 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.