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Rathdrum is a big small town of 10,874 people in Kootenai County, Idaho. It's about 8 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 254 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $444k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,874people
$444kTypical home
$1,459/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
35"Snow
198Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,874
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,564 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Seattle, WA
- 8 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,800/mo)
- Median rent $1,459/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (735 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GEG airport
- 32 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,205 ft
- 246 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 340 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kootenai County: R+52 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk