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Wilbur is a tiny town of 842 people in Lincoln County, Washington. It's about 60 miles from Spokane, WA and 170 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $733 a month.
842people
$222kTypical home
$733/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
23"Snow
234Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 842
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 638 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Seattle, WA
- 60 mi to Spokane, WA
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,399/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (818 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to GEG airport
- 56 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 177 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,152 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+51 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
- Moderate 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.