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Bovill is a tiny town of 107 people in Latah County, Idaho. It's about 43 miles from Lewiston, ID and 284 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $950 a month.
107people
$158kTypical home
$950/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
36"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 107
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 284 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PUW airport
- 75 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,887 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latah County: R+8 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.