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Stites is a tiny town of 165 people in Idaho County, Idaho. It's about 53 miles from Lewiston, ID and 319 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $731 a month.
165people
$145kTypical home
$731/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
182Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 165
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,774 people per sq mi
- 319 mi to Seattle, WA
- 53 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$914/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 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 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LWS airport
- 129 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 191 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,506 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 66 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.