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Lapwai is a small town of 1,021 people in Nez Perce County, Idaho. It's about 9 miles from Lewiston, ID and 274 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,021people
$114kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
39"Snow
208Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,021
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,351 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$717/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LWS airport
- 91 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nez Perce County: R+39 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk