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St. Maries is a small town of 2,915 people in Benewah County, Idaho. It's about 29 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 271 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $871 a month.
2,915people
$236kTypical home
$871/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
56"Snow
198Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,915
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,456 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Seattle, WA
- 29 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,490/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (872 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PUW airport
- 50 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,198 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benewah County: R+61 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk