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Clark Fork is a tiny town of 990 people in Bonner County, Idaho. It's about 42 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 289 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
990people
$252kTypical home
$1,065/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
73"Snow
186Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 990
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,005 people per sq mi
- 289 mi to Seattle, WA
- 42 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,587/mo)
- Median rent $1,065/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (586 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to GEG airport
- 73 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,116 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bonner County: R+46 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk