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Valley is a tiny town of 135 people in Stevens County, Washington. It's about 37 miles from Spokane, WA and 218 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $898 a month.
135people
$258kTypical home
$898/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
186Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- Part of a metro area
- About 315 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Seattle, WA
- 37 mi to Spokane, WA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,624/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to GEG airport
- 39 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,657 ft
- 206 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Washington districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stevens County: R+44 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.