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Oakesdale is a tiny town of 396 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 38 miles from Spokane, WA and 241 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $575 a month.
396people
$258kTypical home
$575/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
198Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 396
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 381 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Seattle, WA
- 38 mi to Spokane, WA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,629/mo)
- Median rent $575/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PUW airport
- 36 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,510 ft
- 239 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk