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Country around White Bird is a rural area of about 350 people in Idaho County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Lewiston, ID and 308 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $1k a month.
350people
$369kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
36"Snow
212Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 350 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 308 mi to Portland, OR
- 60 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,325/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 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 68
- 19% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MYL airport
- 146 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 222 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,976 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 140 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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.