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City in Washington, United StatesColfax is a city in and the county seat of Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,782 at the 2020 census, making Colfax the second largest city in Whitman County behind Pullman. It is situated amidst wheat-covered hills in a valley at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Palouse River. U.S. Route 195, which forms the town's main street, intersects with State Route 26 at the north end of town; in the past, Colfax also lay at the junction of three major railway lines. It is part of the Pullman–Moscow combined statistical area. It was named after Schuyler Colfax, the Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873.
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The typical Colfax home is worth about $328,000, up 1.1% in a year, 45% below the Washington typical home.
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The public schools Colfax’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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