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Waterville is a small town of 1,250 people in Douglas County, Washington. It's about 19 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 106 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $262k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,250people
$262kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
28"Snow
203Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,250
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,445 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $262k (≈$1,652/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to EAT airport
- 105 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,631 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+27 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.