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Country around Weiser is a rural area of about 9,176 people in Washington County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Boise, ID and 290 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $937 a month.
9,176people
$273kTypical home
$937/moRent
89° / 30°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,176 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Portland, OR
- 65 mi to Boise, ID
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,720/mo)
- Median rent $937/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MYL airport
- 67 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,685 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+62 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk