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Northport is a tiny town of 164 people in Stevens County, Washington. It's about 88 miles from Spokane, WA and 229 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $700 a month.
164people
$253kTypical home
$700/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
47"Snow
186Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 164
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 289 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Seattle, WA
- 88 mi to Spokane, WA
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,598/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 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 (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to GEG airport
- 90 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,342 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+44 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.