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Winthrop is a tiny town of 423 people in Okanogan County, Washington. It's about 72 miles from Wenatchee, WA and 116 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $475k and rent runs about $1k a month.
423people
$475kTypical home
$1,128/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
60"Snow
180Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 423
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 439 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Seattle, WA
- 72 mi to Wenatchee, WA
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $475k (≈$2,995/mo)
- Median rent $1,128/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 180 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 185 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to EAT airport
- 121 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,745 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okanogan County: R+15 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
- Low volcano risk