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Country around Bonners Ferry is a rural area of about 9,174 people in Boundary County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 282 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $882 a month.
9,174people
$419kTypical home
$882/moRent
74° / 23°Summer / winter
57"Snow
186Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,174 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 282 mi to Seattle, WA
- 79 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,642/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 96 mi to GEG airport
- 96 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,135 ft
- 267 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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