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Culdesac is a tiny town of 411 people in Nez Perce County, Idaho. It's about 15 miles from Lewiston, ID and 281 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $892 a month.
411people
$160kTypical home
$892/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
59"Snow
208Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 411
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,843 people per sq mi
- 281 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LWS airport
- 95 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,641 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nez Perce County: R+39 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk