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Ponderay is a small town of 1,534 people in Bonner County, Idaho. It's about 43 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 273 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,534people
$437kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
62"Snow
186Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,534
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 522 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Seattle, WA
- 43 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to GEG airport
- 66 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,120 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bonner County: R+46 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk