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Rockford is a tiny town of 493 people in Spokane County, Washington. It's about 21 miles from Spokane, WA and 244 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
493people
$329kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
39"Snow
198Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- Part of a metro area
- About 742 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Seattle, WA
- 21 mi to Spokane, WA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,981 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GEG airport
- 22 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,431 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 400 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 242 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Washington districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spokane County: R+5 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
- 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.