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Kooskia is a tiny town of 687 people in Idaho County, Idaho. It's about 52 miles from Lewiston, ID and 318 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $831 a month.
687people
$189kTypical home
$831/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
182Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 687
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,117 people per sq mi
- 318 mi to Seattle, WA
- 52 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,194/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 5 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 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to LWS airport
- 126 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 188 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,716 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses 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
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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