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Weippe is a tiny town of 320 people in Clearwater County, Idaho. It's about 50 miles from Lewiston, ID and 314 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $875 a month.
320people
$116kTypical home
$875/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
61"Snow
182Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Seattle, WA
- 50 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 66
- 17% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to LWS airport
- 114 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,032 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clearwater County: R+63 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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.