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Prescott is a tiny town of 389 people in Walla Walla County, Washington. It's about 16 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 211 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
389people
$293kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
90° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
234Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 389
- Part of a metro area
- About 975 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,849/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ALW airport
- 98 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 203 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Washington districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walla Walla County: R+8 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk