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Country around Princeton is a rural area of about 1,074 people in Latah County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Lewiston, ID and 265 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $929 a month.
1,074people
$335kTypical home
$929/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
208Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,074 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Seattle, WA
- 35 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,114/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" 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
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PUW airport
- 61 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,858 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.