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Pullman is a small city of 32,229 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 25 miles from Lewiston, ID and 251 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,229people
$425kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
208Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,229
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,898 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Seattle, WA
- 25 mi to Lewiston, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,679/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (769 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 19% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 46% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to PUW airport
- 64 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,494 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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