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Oroville is a small town of 1,605 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 112 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 163 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $738 a month.
1,605people
$175kTypical home
$738/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
72"Snow
223Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,605
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 950 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Seattle, WA
- 112 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 112 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,105/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 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 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 113 mi to EAT airport
- 127 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 909 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 126 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 78 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