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Republic is a tiny town of 984 people in Ferry County, Washington. It's about 91 miles from Spokane, WA and 181 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $843 a month.
984people
$236kTypical home
$843/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
53"Snow
223Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 984
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 693 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Seattle, WA
- 91 mi to Spokane, WA
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,489/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to GEG airport
- 90 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,628 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 87 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ferry County: R+33 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.