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Pomeroy is a small town of 1,354 people in Garfield County, Washington. It's about 29 miles from Lewiston, ID and 237 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,354people
$217kTypical home
$843/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
8"Snow
208Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,354
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1190 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (935 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LWS airport
- 79 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 171 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,880 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+48 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
- Very low volcano risk