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Country around Desmet is a rural area of about 452 people in Benewah County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 255 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $839 a month.
452people
$337kTypical home
$839/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
41"Snow
198Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 452 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Seattle, WA
- 42 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,123/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PUW airport
- 45 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,717 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benewah County: R+61 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.