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Thorp is a tiny town of 230 people in Kittitas County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 87 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $373k and rent runs about $1k a month.
230people
$373kTypical home
$1,433/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
203Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 230
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $373k (≈$2,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,433/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EAT airport
- 81 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,624 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Washington districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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