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Country around Saint Maries is a rural area of about 7,275 people in Benewah County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 271 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $923 a month.
7,275people
$308kTypical home
$923/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
55"Snow
198Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 7,275 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Seattle, WA
- 33 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,941/mo)
- Median rent $923/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PUW airport
- 51 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,714 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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