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Ritzville is a small town of 1,855 people in Adams County, Washington. It's about 58 miles from Spokane, WA and 189 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,855people
$227kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
234Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,855
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 841 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Seattle, WA
- 58 mi to Spokane, WA
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,559 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to GEG airport
- 52 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,860 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+43 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
- Low volcano risk