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Coeur d'Alene is a mid-size city of 56,447 people in Kootenai County, Idaho. It's part of the Coeur d'Alene, ID area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $484k and rent runs about $1k a month.
56,447people
$484kTypical home
$1,468/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
41"Snow
198Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,447
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,346 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Seattle, WA
- In the Coeur d'Alene, ID area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $484k (≈$3,049/mo)
- Median rent $1,468/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (678 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GEG airport
- 35 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,241 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kootenai County: R+52 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk