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Cottonwood is a small town of 1,131 people in Idaho County, Idaho. It's about 39 miles from Lewiston, ID and 304 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,131people
$235kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
82° / 38°Summer / winter
60"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,131
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,348 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Seattle, WA
- 39 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,480/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LWS airport
- 122 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 202 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,589 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Idaho County: R+68 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk