TorboyWA
A town in Washington, home to 53 people.
Is Torboy a good place to live?
45% of residents live below the poverty line in Torboy, above both the Washington town median (7.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 286 in Washington we compare has a lower January low than Torboy. Torboy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Torboy.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Torboy, mostly wildfire
In Torboy, the FEMA risk score is 90 of 100. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 38% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Torboy
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 53 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Torboy have high blood pressure than in the typical Washington or U.S. town
The share of adults in Torboy who have diabetes: 15%. Only 6 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Torboy. The town does better than the Washington average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 20.
| Torboy | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 9.8% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Torboy | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.4% | 16.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.6% | 70.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Torboy stands out in Washington and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Torboy
Moving to Torboy: who provides what
Torboy is unincorporated, so Ferry County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Torboy; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Torboy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Torboy
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Torboy is a census-designated place in Ferry County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, Torboy had a population of 43.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,425 ft
- Area code
- 360
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