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Country around Cottonwood is a rural area of about 2,692 people in Idaho County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Lewiston, ID and 299 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $875 a month.
2,692people
$250kTypical home
$875/moRent
81° / 37°Summer / winter
60"Snow
212Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,692 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 299 mi to Portland, OR
- 41 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 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 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LWS airport
- 128 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 213 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,881 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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