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Wenatchee is a small city of 35,484 people in Chelan County, Washington. It's part of the Wenatchee, WA area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $434k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,484people
$434kTypical home
$1,248/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
203Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,484
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,335 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Seattle, WA
- In the Wenatchee, WA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $434k (≈$2,735/mo)
- Median rent $1,248/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,034 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to EAT airport
- 93 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 709 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Chelan County: R+10 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
- High volcano risk