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Osburn is a small town of 1,620 people in Shoshone County, Idaho. It's about 39 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 296 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $902 a month.
1,620people
$206kTypical home
$902/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
69"Snow
198Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,620
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,230 people per sq mi
- 296 mi to Seattle, WA
- 39 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to GEG airport
- 72 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,520 ft
- 290 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shoshone County: R+49 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk