Town and CountryWA
This town in Washington has a population of 4,890.
Is Town and Country a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A+). Add walkability to its strengths: it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $357K, 4.6 years of the Spokane metro’s $77K median household income. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of 35th of 285 in Washington. That leaves it better than 78% of U.S. towns.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
What makes Town and Country stand out
Where Town and Country beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Town and Country for work
Where Town and Country’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Town and Country grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Town and Country is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Town and Country: who provides what
Town and Country is unincorporated, so Spokane 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Town and Country.
Town and Country carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Washington (mostly inland flooding) and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Washington.
The FEMA risk score in Town and Country is lower than in most of Washington or the rest of the country
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Washington towns, with expected losses of about $159 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Town and Country has had one paid flood insurance claim since 2017. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Town and Country’s schools rank ahead of 74% of Washington districts
One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Spokane School District. 2 public schools serve Town and Country, with 936 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 503 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
Residents of Town and Country are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
CDC measures, 31 in all: Town and Country beats Washington on 2 and trails on 4. Town and Country: 74% of adults had a checkup this year. Just over a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression here, close to Washington’s towns (26%) and above U.S. towns (23%).
| Town and Country | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Town and Country | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 8.4% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 73.7% | 70.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.8% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About half of Town and Country’s working residents commute to Spokane
For most workers, Town and Country is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Town and Country’s average trip to work stands at 23 minutes. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line here, below both the Washington town median (7.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
| Town and Country | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Town and Country has snowy winters and pleasant summers
January nights average 24.6°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 81% of Washington places with climate records; July afternoons average 85.3°.
About 45 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Town and Country, the midsummer high is 85°F.
| Town and Country | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 85°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Town and Country has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.1 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 6 acres in Town and Country.
| Town and Country | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Linwood Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Numerica Veterans Arena and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Town and Country. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaNumerica Veterans Arena
31 mi LakeCoeur D'Alene Lake
36 mi Theme parkSilverwood Theme Park
5 mi Theme parkRiverfront Park
6 mi GardenManito Park and Botanical Gardens20 mi Ski areaMt. Spokane61 runs · 1,974 ft verticalPhoto credits
Numerica Veterans Arena: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Coeur D'Alene Lake: The original uploader was Jamidwyer at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Silverwood Theme Park: nicanicasather, CC BY 2.0 · Riverfront Park: en:User:Sundodger, Public domain · Manito Park and Botanical Gardens: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Town and Country
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Town and Country
About 3 of every 100 Town and Country residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
About Town and Country
CDP in Washington, United States
Town and Country (often referred to locally as 'Linwood') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,068 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 5,398 in 2023.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,060 ft
- Area code
- 509
Town and Country’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Town and Country.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town and Country | #35 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Spokane | #197 | C | C− | D− | B | B |
| Country Homes | #43 | B+ | D | — | A | A− |
Town and Country and Country Homes report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Town and Country with a neighbor →
Questions about Town and Country
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Town and Country, WA a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Town and Country grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #35 of 285 in Washington. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Town and Country, WA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.