Living in Grangeville, ID
Grangeville is a small town of 3,515 people in Idaho County, Idaho. It's about 53 miles from Lewiston, ID and 316 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $699 a month.
3,515people
$293kTypical home
$699/moRent
82° / 38°Summer / winter
39"Snow
212Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,515
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,334 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Portland, OR
- 53 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,850/mo)
- Median rent $699/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LWS airport
- 135 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 204 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,399 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 66 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