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Rock Island is a small town of 1,251 people in Douglas County, Washington. It's about 10 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 105 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,251people
$274kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
90° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
203Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,251
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,110 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Seattle, WA
- 10 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 44% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to EAT airport
- 102 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 646 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+27 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