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Country around Deary is a rural area of about 1,559 people in Latah County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Lewiston, ID and 278 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,559people
$409kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
39"Snow
208Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,559 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Seattle, WA
- 37 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,581/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 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 (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to PUW airport
- 72 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,104 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latah County: R+8 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk