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Country around Plummer is a rural area of about 2,113 people in Benewah County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 256 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $906 a month.
2,113people
$251kTypical home
$906/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
45"Snow
198Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,113 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,584/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GEG airport
- 37 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,923 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 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 1% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 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