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Bonners Ferry is a small town of 2,669 people in Boundary County, Idaho. It's about 72 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 288 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,669people
$281kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
54"Snow
186Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,669
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Seattle, WA
- 72 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,775/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to GEG airport
- 93 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,778 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boundary County: R+65 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk