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Tekoa is a tiny town of 690 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 35 miles from Spokane, WA and 248 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $796 a month.
690people
$212kTypical home
$796/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
198Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 690
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 248 mi to Seattle, WA
- 35 mi to Spokane, WA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,336/mo)
- Median rent $796/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to PUW airport
- 35 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,497 ft
- 245 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk