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Country around Stites is a rural area of about 806 people in Idaho County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Lewiston, ID and 324 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $978 a month.
806people
$240kTypical home
$978/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
34"Snow
198Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 806 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 324 mi to Seattle, WA
- 58 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,514/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 61
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to LWS airport
- 136 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,681 ft
- 318 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 73 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.