Living in Moyie Springs, ID
Moyie Springs is a small town of 1,378 people in Boundary County, Idaho. It's about 76 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 294 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $742 a month.
1,378people
$357kTypical home
$742/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
54"Snow
186Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,378
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 889 people per sq mi
- 294 mi to Seattle, WA
- 76 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,250/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to FCA airport
- 98 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,218 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boundary County: R+65 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk