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Twin Lakes is a tiny town of 115 people in Ferry County, Washington. It's about 59 miles from Spokane, WA and 190 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $663 a month.
115people
$283kTypical home
$663/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
44"Snow
223Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 115
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 28 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Seattle, WA
- 59 mi to Spokane, WA
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,787/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GEG airport
- 59 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,592 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Washington districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ferry County: R+33 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.