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Smelterville is a tiny town of 668 people in Shoshone County, Idaho. It's about 31 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 288 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $879 a month.
668people
$154kTypical home
$879/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
53"Snow
198Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 668
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,183 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Seattle, WA
- 31 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (324 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 17% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to GEG airport
- 63 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,323 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shoshone County: R+49 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.