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Potlatch is a tiny town of 922 people in Latah County, Idaho. It's about 37 miles from Lewiston, ID and 260 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $929 a month.
922people
$244kTypical home
$929/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
42"Snow
208Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 922
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,983 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Seattle, WA
- 37 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,540/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PUW airport
- 57 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 174 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,589 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latah County: R+8 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.