Living in Sunnyslope, WA
Sunnyslope is a small town of 3,706 people in Chelan County, Washington. It's about 5 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 94 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $714k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,706people
$714kTypical home
$1,306/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
26"Snow
203Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 463 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $714k (≈$4,504/mo)
- Median rent $1,306/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 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 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to EAT airport
- 91 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,844 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 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
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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