WA area data
Metaline, WA
Metaline, WA.
Population: 157 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Metaline, WA is $232,500. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with landslide the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.0% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$232,500
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $232,500
- House Price Index (state)
- 588.1 (+2.2% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- landslide
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Moderate · strongWind: Relatively Low · wildfire: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 74% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 82.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 46.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (56 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 12
- Nearest airport
- Priest Lake Usfs Airport (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Hospitals include
- PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL, NEWPORT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PROVIDENCE MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Housing built before 1970
- 44.8%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 13.3%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,783
- Households with broadband internet
- 48.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,504
- Average weekly wage
- $912
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 55
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Metaline, WA?
- $232,500.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Metaline, WA?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: landslide.
- What is the wildfire risk in Metaline, WA?
- Risk to homes is higher than 74% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Metaline, WA?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Metaline, WA?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Metaline, WA?
- Regional Price Parity: 107.0 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
ZIP code for Metaline
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