Still the Frontier
Across the Columbia River and west of Stevens County real estate you'll find one of America's last frontiers. Ferry County is mountain country and even in today's world of super-highways and supersonic speed, it's still not that easy to get into. It sure is worth the trip though.
The terrain is rugged and the towns are few, but this is exactly what makes the area unique and breathtakingly beautiful. When you're here it's easy to forget that there's a whole world out there of skyscrapers and shopping complexes. And surely you wouldn't exchange your view of the Okanogan Mountains for a Starbucks.
Folks in Ferry County don't like to interfere much with Mother Nature; they prefer to keep her as she is. Hence, you won't find Ferry County, WA real estate that jars with the landscape - buildings here are simple and rustic, still echoing the shapes and forms of the first settlers' homes.
Life in Ferry County is equally uncomplicated. A population of 7,260 people distributed over 2,257 square miles yields a density average of only three people per square mile; and housing units numbering 3,775 means that there are only around two houses in every square mile. That's a lot of space and a lot of countryside.
Most of the folks here are descendants of the first homesteaders who made a place for themselves between the peaks and ravines, and they're people who've always known which things in life are really important.
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