Living in Suncrest, WA
Suncrest is a big small town of 5,345 people in Stevens County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Spokane, WA and 221 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $523k and rent runs about $898 a month.
5,345people
$523kTypical home
$898/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
198Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,345
- Part of a metro area
- About 542 people per sq mi
- 221 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Spokane, WA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $523k (≈$3,295/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GEG airport
- 15 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,814 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 368 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 209 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Washington districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+44 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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.