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Winchester is a tiny town of 302 people in Lewis County, Idaho. It's about 21 miles from Lewiston, ID and 286 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $817 a month.
302people
$225kTypical home
$817/moRent
78° / 37°Summer / winter
86"Snow
208Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 302
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,716 people per sq mi
- 286 mi to Seattle, WA
- 21 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to LWS airport
- 105 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,980 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+65 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk