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Omak is a big small town of 5,036 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 78 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 142 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,036people
$249kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
90° / 34°Summer / winter
46"Snow
223Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,036
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,337 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Seattle, WA
- 78 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,570/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 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 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to EAT airport
- 108 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,050 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 75 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