City profile
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Lake resort town with mountains, golf and a big retiree inflow.
Climate
Climate type
mountain_alpine
Winter avg
30°F
Summer avg
70°F
Sunny days / yr
175
Home prices & cost of living
Median home price
$600,000
Typical monthly housing
$3,497
Cost of living (100 = U.S.)
115
Taxes
- Property tax
- 0.56%
- State income tax (top)
- 5.695%
- Social Security
- Not taxed
- Pensions
- Partly exempt
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)
- 6.03%
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Low · county score 79/100
Top hazards: Landslide, Winter weather, Cold wave
Nearest major airport
35 mi to Spokane International Airport (GEG)
Political lean (2024 county vote)
Leans Republican · 27% Democratic / 71% Republican
Crime (per 100,000 residents, 2025)
Violent crime
235 · 29% below the national average
Property crime
683 · 56% below the national average
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Coeur d'Alene Police Department. State average: violent 222, property 625.
2025–2026 trends
2026 market trends
- ▸ID is gaining retirees — a sign of strong retiree services and community
- ▸Home prices are softening in 2026 — more room to negotiate
- ▸Climate/cost risks to check: wildfire smoke
Highlights
- Lake Coeur d’Alene
- Mountain recreation
- Popular with retirees
Trade-offs
- Very small Black community
- Expensive for the region
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