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Hayden Lake is a tiny town of 834 people in Kootenai County, Idaho. It's about 5 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 260 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $793k and rent runs about $2k a month.
834people
$793kTypical home
$1,933/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
198Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 834
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,365 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $793k (≈$4,999/mo)
- Median rent $1,933/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 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 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GEG airport
- 38 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,277 ft
- 252 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 130 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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