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Craigmont is a tiny town of 509 people in Lewis County, Idaho. It's about 27 miles from Lewiston, ID and 293 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $959 a month.
509people
$207kTypical home
$959/moRent
79° / 36°Summer / winter
68"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 509
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 655 people per sq mi
- 293 mi to Seattle, WA
- 27 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,307/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LWS airport
- 108 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,740 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+65 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk