Living in Harrison, ID
Harrison is a tiny town of 190 people in Kootenai County, Idaho. It's about 16 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 259 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $464k and rent runs about $629 a month.
190people
$464kTypical home
$629/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
51"Snow
198Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 190
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 53 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $464k (≈$2,925/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (181 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (696 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GEG airport
- 35 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,687 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kootenai County: R+52 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.