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A town of 3,326, settled in 1904.
Cashmere's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades A−, 38th of 285 graded towns in Washington. Its public schools beat 89% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation and 11% of its land is conserved. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with avalanches at the top. Cashmere’s July high is 88°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. On history, just 39 of Washington’s 397 towns do better.
Where Cashmere beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Vale Elementary School | PK–4 | 638 |
| Cashmere Middle School | 5–8 | 496 |
| Cashmere High School | 9–12 | 543 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Cashmere is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 9%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 625 in 1910, 3,248 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 3 maps from 1968 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cashmere, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Cashmere.
Cashmere pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Washington norm, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and trades workers with Wenatchee and other neighbors.
Its public schools are run by the Cashmere School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cashmere High School, with 543 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 638 | – |
| Cashmere High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 543 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Cashmere since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,742 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cashmere’s, it is healthier than 94%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income. Within Washington it is less healthy than 54% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar.
Cashmere beats the Washington average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Cashmere.
| Cashmere | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Cashmere | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.7% | 8.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 24.5°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 82% of Washington places with climate records; July afternoons average 87.8°.
Cashmere has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Cashmere’s January low is 25°F. About 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cashmere has about as many jobs (1,804) as working residents, but only 278 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Cashmere for work: only 17% work in town. The median household income in Cashmere is $64,000. The top destinations are Wenatchee (26%), Leavenworth (8%) and Seattle (4%).
| Cashmere | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John Simpson Memorial Park | — | 14 |
| 2. Riverside Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. Natatoruim Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cashmere grades A− overall with a typical home of about $540K, below the Washington typical value; only 3 of the 20 Washington towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Cashmere home is worth about $540,000, up 2.7% in a year, 8% below the Washington typical home. 64% of Cashmere households own their home.
| Cashmere | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,063 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cashmere
About 3 of every 100 Cashmere residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
3 notable people were born in Cashmere.
City in Washington, United States
Cashmere is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,248 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Cashmere grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #38 of 285 in Washington. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 6.6 years of the area's median household income ($81,938 across the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Stephen Ettinger and Wesley Carl Uhlman.
