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Priest River is a small town of 1,778 people in Bonner County, Idaho. It's about 34 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 255 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $817 a month.
1,778people
$299kTypical home
$817/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
186Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,778
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 794 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Seattle, WA
- 34 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,886/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (32 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GEG airport
- 49 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,097 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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