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Moscow is a small city of 26,286 people in Latah County, Idaho. It's about 23 miles from Lewiston, ID and 259 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $927 a month.
26,286people
$376kTypical home
$927/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
50"Snow
208Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,286
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,805 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Seattle, WA
- 23 mi to Lewiston, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,374/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,096 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 25% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 34% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PUW airport
- 66 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 186 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,576 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Latah County: R+8 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk