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Ferdinand is a tiny town of 162 people in Idaho County, Idaho. It's about 33 miles from Lewiston, ID and 299 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $688 a month.
162people
$209kTypical home
$688/moRent
80° / 36°Summer / winter
54"Snow
208Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 299 mi to Seattle, WA
- 33 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,317/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LWS airport
- 115 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 197 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,744 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 50 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