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Roslyn is a small town of 1,076 people in Kittitas County, Washington. It's about 40 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 61 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 67°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $565k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,076people
$565kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
67° / 27°Summer / winter
49"Snow
203Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,076
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 245 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Seattle, WA
- 40 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $565k (≈$3,564/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 67°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,028 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to EAT airport
- 56 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,544 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kittitas County: R+15 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk