ValleyWA
The town was settled in 1889 and has 135 residents today.
Is Valley a good place to live?
Only one of the 286 Washington towns we compare has a lower January low than Valley. Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Valley stand out
Where Valley beats most towns.
135 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Valley: who provides what
Valley is unincorporated, so Stevens 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 Valley.
The schools Valley’s kids attend
The Valley School District runs its public schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 166 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Valley has 3.5 jobs for every working resident, and 197 people commute in
Valley: 3% of residents live below the poverty line, against 7.9% in Washington’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. For most workers, Valley is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Valley dropped by 26, to 200. Half of commuters travel less than 39 miles.
| Valley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A home in Valley is worth about $313K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 2.5% over the year to September 2026. Valley: 84% of households live in a home they own, where Washington’s towns sit at 71% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a very high hazard risk in Valley: wildfire
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 81% of U.S. communities. 50% of Valley’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 37%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Washington and the rest of the country, more of Valley’s adults report frequent physical distress
For adults 18 to 64 in Valley, the share who have no health insurance is 10%. Only 4 of the 286 Washington towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Valley. The town beats the Washington average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| Valley | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 9.8% | 12% |
| What stands out | Valley | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.2% | 16.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.3% | 70.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Valley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Valley; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
Every workday, about 197 people come to Valley for work
Where Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valley, WA a good place to live?
Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.