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Otis Orchards-East Farms is a big small town of 5,454 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 13 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 245 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,454people
$431kTypical home
$1,189/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
198Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,454
- Part of a metro area
- About 679 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Seattle, WA
- 13 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,715/mo)
- Median rent $1,189/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GEG airport
- 22 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,074 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 500 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 98 bars within 25 mi
- 293 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spokane County: R+5 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk