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Genesee is a small town of 1,265 people in Latah County, Idaho. It's about 11 miles from Lewiston, ID and 266 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,265people
$317kTypical home
$1,148/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
33"Snow
208Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,265
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,060 people per sq mi
- 266 mi to Seattle, WA
- 11 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,998/mo)
- Median rent $1,148/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 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 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to LWS airport
- 79 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,707 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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