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Quincy is a big small town of 7,998 people in Grant County, Washington. It's about 26 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 120 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,998people
$337kTypical home
$1,161/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
23"Snow
234Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,998
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,196 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,161/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,391 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to EAT airport
- 111 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,296 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+38 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk