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Weiser is a big small town of 5,935 people in Washington County, Idaho. It's about 58 miles from Boise, ID and 292 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $927 a month.
5,935people
$223kTypical home
$927/moRent
95° / 36°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,935
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,990 people per sq mi
- 292 mi to Portland, OR
- 58 mi to Boise, ID
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (97 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to BOI airport
- 60 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,156 ft
- 330 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+62 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk