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Country around Pierce is a rural area of about 422 people in Clearwater County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Lewiston, ID and 317 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $875 a month.
422people
$182kTypical home
$875/moRent
78° / 32°Summer / winter
115"Snow
182Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 422 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 317 mi to Seattle, WA
- 59 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,150/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 38 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 62
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to LWS airport
- 109 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 158 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,963 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearwater County: R+63 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
- Moderate 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.