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Okanogan is a small town of 2,470 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 73 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 138 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,470people
$248kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
91° / 34°Summer / winter
38"Snow
223Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,470
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,228 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Seattle, WA
- 73 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,566/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 11 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 43
- 42% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to EAT airport
- 108 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 886 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 74 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