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De Smet is a tiny town of 135 people in Benewah County, Idaho. It's about 39 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 257 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $857 a month.
135people
$56kTypical home
$857/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
198Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Seattle, WA
- 39 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$351/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PUW airport
- 44 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,658 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benewah County: R+61 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.