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Country around Riggins is a rural area of about 587 people in Idaho County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Lewiston, ID and 310 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $641 a month.
587people
$360kTypical home
$641/moRent
78° / 28°Summer / winter
12"Snow
212Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 587 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to Portland, OR
- 79 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,268/mo)
- Median rent $641/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MYL airport
- 124 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 228 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,565 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 80 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Idaho County: R+68 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk