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South Wenatchee is a small town of 1,226 people in Chelan County, Washington. It's about 3 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 97 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,226people
$249kTypical home
$1,362/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
203Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,226
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,057 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Seattle, WA
- 3 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,362/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,138 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to EAT airport
- 95 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 597 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.