Living in Uniontown, WA
Uniontown is a tiny town of 400 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 11 miles from Lewiston, ID and 259 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $1k a month.
400people
$338kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
85° / 38°Summer / winter
29"Snow
208Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 400
- Part of a metro area
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Seattle, WA
- 11 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,128/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 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 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LWS airport
- 78 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,599 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Washington districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.