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Wallace is a small town of 1,027 people in Shoshone County, Idaho. It's about 44 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 300 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,027people
$233kTypical home
$727/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
75"Snow
175Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,027
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,131 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Seattle, WA
- 44 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 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 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to PUW airport
- 76 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,802 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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