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Country around Wallace is a rural area of about 1,569 people in Shoshone County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 303 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $686 a month.
1,569people
$279kTypical home
$686/moRent
72° / 24°Summer / winter
67"Snow
175Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,569 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 303 mi to Seattle, WA
- 45 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,756/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to GEG airport
- 79 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,469 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shoshone County: R+49 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk