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Twisp is a small town of 1,179 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 65 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 115 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $349k and rent runs about $847 a month.
1,179people
$349kTypical home
$847/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
72"Snow
180Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,179
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,009 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Seattle, WA
- 65 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $349k (≈$2,198/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 26 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 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to EAT airport
- 120 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,591 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.