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Deary is a tiny town of 458 people in Latah County, Idaho. It's about 35 miles from Lewiston, ID and 278 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $1k a month.
458people
$237kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
208Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 458
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 696 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Seattle, WA
- 35 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,496/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 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 (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PUW airport
- 73 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,877 ft
- 274 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latah County: R+8 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk