Living in Hope, ID
Hope is a tiny town of 112 people in Bonner County, Idaho. It's about 44 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 283 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $625k and rent runs about $1k a month.
112people
$625kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
62"Snow
186Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 112
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 115 people per sq mi
- 283 mi to Seattle, WA
- 44 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $625k (≈$3,941/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (586 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to GEG airport
- 72 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,868 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bonner County: R+46 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.