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Waitsburg is a small town of 1,083 people in Walla Walla County, Washington. It's about 17 miles from Walla Walla, WA and 219 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $811 a month.
1,083people
$266kTypical home
$811/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
13"Snow
234Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,083
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 931 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Seattle, WA
- 17 mi to Walla Walla, WA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,680/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ALW airport
- 98 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walla Walla County: R+8 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk