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Orofino is a small town of 3,260 people in Clearwater County, Idaho. It's about 36 miles from Lewiston, ID and 298 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 $223k and rent runs about $949 a month.
3,260people
$223kTypical home
$949/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
208Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,260
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,320 people per sq mi
- 298 mi to Seattle, WA
- 36 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $949/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LWS airport
- 99 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 175 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearwater County: R+63 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk