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Tonasket is a tiny town of 993 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 97 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 154 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $745 a month.
993people
$211kTypical home
$745/moRent
88° / 35°Summer / winter
71"Snow
223Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 993
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,052 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Seattle, WA
- 97 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 97 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,328/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 97 mi to EAT airport
- 116 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 899 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 76 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okanogan County: R+15 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
- Low volcano risk