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Riggins is a tiny town of 263 people in Idaho County, Idaho. It's about 75 miles from Lewiston, ID and 307 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $636 a month.
263people
$352kTypical home
$636/moRent
91° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
212Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 263
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 661 people per sq mi
- 307 mi to Portland, OR
- 75 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,222/mo)
- Median rent $636/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (6 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 22% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MYL airport
- 128 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,742 ft
- 316 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Idaho County: R+68 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.