Remote work allowed more eople to move into rural areas like the Methow Valley

Remote work allowed more people to move into rural areas like the Methow Valley

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Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

A man crosses a street on Friday morning in Winthrop, Wash.

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A couple holds hands as they float down the Methow River on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash. Known for its access to outdoor recreation, Winthrop attracts tourists year-round.

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The Shafer Historical Museum features a wood map of the area as photographed on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash.

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A board of homes for sale in the Methow Valley is photographed on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash. Area housing prices have increased by 14.7% from 2020, according to a comprehensive economic study done in 2020 and 2021 by local nonprofit TwispWorks. Between 2018 and 2020, the average price was $105,000. Today, the median price in the valley is $499,000.

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Beverly Nieves, who until recently had never used a laundromat, pauses while doing her laundry at 1 a.m. Friday at Pine Near RV Park in Winthrop, Wash.

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Old Schoolhouse Brewery is photographed on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash.

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The Cascade Meadows South Neighborhood is photographed under construction on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash. Cascade Meadows is an affordable housing development created by Methow Housing Trust.

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Beverly Nieves, carries her laundry to the laundry room at Near Pine RV Park at 1am on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash.

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A home on Castle Avenue is photographed pending sale on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash.

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Becky Jones feeds her dog a treat outside of her new home in the Cascade Meadows South Neighborhood on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Winthrop, Wash. Jones’ home is the first in Cascade Meadows, an affordable housing development created by Methow Housing Trust.

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Becky Jones sizes up construction in the Cascade Meadows South neighborhood before heading to work on Friday in Winthrop, Wash.

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