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Country around Craigmont is a rural area of about 797 people in Lewis County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Lewiston, ID and 294 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $945 a month.
797people
$225kTypical home
$945/moRent
79° / 36°Summer / winter
67"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 797 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Seattle, WA
- 28 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 67" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LWS airport
- 109 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,780 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 101 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+65 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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