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Nezperce is a tiny town of 522 people in Lewis County, Idaho. It's about 38 miles from Lewiston, ID and 304 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $525 a month.
522people
$189kTypical home
$525/moRent
80° / 35°Summer / winter
29"Snow
208Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 522
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 791 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Seattle, WA
- 38 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,194/mo)
- Median rent $525/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LWS airport
- 113 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,196 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+65 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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