Area data
Kootenai, ID — ZIP 83840
Population: 653 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 83840 (Kootenai, ID) is $492,981 — up 3.0% over the past year. 1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with avalanche, winterweather, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 4.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$492,981
Median home value
+3.0%
1-year change
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $492,981
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +14.3%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $515,462
- House Price Index (state)
- 629.4 (-1.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.4%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 95.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 11.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $7.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- avalanche, winterWeather, coldWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- avalanche: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 69% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 78.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 28.3 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 32
- Days with Good air quality
- 272
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 89
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 125
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 27
- Nearest airport
- Sandpoint Airport (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Hospitals include
- NORTHWEST SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, BOUNDARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, BONNER GENERAL HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 1.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 1.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 12
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,003
- Housing built before 1970
- 12.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 67.0%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,563
- Households with broadband internet
- 60.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 13,484
- Average weekly wage
- $931
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 115
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 83840 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $492,981 | $437,255 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $1,563 | $1,455 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 83840?
- $492,981.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 83840?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: avalanche, winterWeather, coldWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 83840?
- Risk to homes is higher than 69% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 83840?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 83840?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 83840?
- 1 schools (1 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 83840?
- Good. Median AQI: 32. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 83840?
- Regional Price Parity: 95.5 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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