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Othello is a big small town of 8,795 people in Adams County, Washington. It's about 43 miles from Kennewick, WA and 159 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $882 a month.
8,795people
$291kTypical home
$882/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
234Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,795
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,834 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Kennewick, WA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,833/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (157 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,626 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 53% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to PSC airport
- 94 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+43 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk