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Hayden is a small city of 16,338 people in Kootenai County, Idaho. It's about 5 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 258 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,338people
$495kTypical home
$1,733/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
198Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,338
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,551 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,733/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 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 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GEG airport
- 36 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,290 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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