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Palouse is a small town of 1,147 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 36 miles from Lewiston, ID and 252 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $933 a month.
1,147people
$286kTypical home
$933/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
41"Snow
208Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,147
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,096 people per sq mi
- 252 mi to Seattle, WA
- 36 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,805/mo)
- Median rent $933/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PUW airport
- 54 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,457 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk