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Coeur d'Alene does the important things well, at a cost. On health it is strong (A−) — residents are healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Add schools to its strengths: its schools outperform 78% of the state's. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $606K, 7.4 years of the Coeur d'Alene metro’s $82K median household income. Overall, that makes a B+, good for 21st of 58 in Idaho. That leaves it better than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. The city has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Roosevelt School and St. Thomas Catholic Church. On the outdoors, just 9 of Idaho’s 94 towns do better.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places · USGS PAD-US.
Where Coeur d'Alene beats most towns.
Census counts: 491 in 1890, 54,628 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Coeur d'Alene is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coeur d'Alene, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Coeur d'Alene.
Coeur d'Alene carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Idaho (mostly inland flooding) and has seen reported crime fall by a third or more, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Idaho.
The biggest place to walk is Tubbs Hill Natural Area, 163 acres with 6.2 miles of trail. 25 miles of trail in 28 parks and preserves. Coeur d'Alene’s trail network density stands at 1.4 miles per square mile, where Idaho’s towns sit at 0.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Coeur d'Alene | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tubbs Hill Natural Area | 6.2 mi | 163 |
| 2. McEuen Park | 2.1 mi | 22 |
| 3. Canfield Mountain Natural Area | 1.9 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Coeur D'Alene District. Three of its 23 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. 6 public schools serve Coeur d'Alene, with 2,509 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 747 | B− |
| Lake City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,530 | C |
| Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 593 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 76% of Idaho towns, with expected losses of about $166 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The national flood insurance program has paid 2 claims in Coeur d'Alene since 1990. The town’s FEMA hazard score stands at 12 of 100, below both Idaho’s towns (50 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts nearly two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just over one in ten adults worry about having enough food in Coeur d'Alene. In Coeur d'Alene, 29% of adults have high blood pressure, and 29% feel lonely.
| Coeur d'Alene | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Coeur d'Alene | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.7% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 19.1% | 22.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 7.4 years of the Coeur d'Alene metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home (about $606K) costs more against local pay than in 82% of Idaho towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.3%. For households in Coeur d'Alene, the share who own their home is 60%. Its going rate for rent comes in at $1,468 a month.
| Coeur d'Alene | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,468 a month | $1,109 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 57% | 47% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 26°, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Post Falls (10%), Hayden (8%) and Spokane (5%). 44% of Coeur d'Alene’s working residents work right in town. For Coeur d'Alene, the mean commuting time is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Coeur d'Alene grew to 32,015 in 2023, 4,642 more than in 2013.
| Coeur d'Alene | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 44% | 20% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.9% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Coeur d'Alene, a fifth of residents are 65 or older. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Idaho average. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Coeur d'Alene at 58,179 residents, up 6.5% since 2020. Among adults 25 and older, 31% have a four-year degree or more, against 32% across Idaho.
| Coeur d'Alene | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 40.1 years | 35.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 25% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.1 points. Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.6, men 38.4.
| Coeur d'Alene | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.7% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Reported crimes fell from 772 to 528 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Coeur d'Alene’s violent crime rate stands at 2.3 per 1,000 residents. In Coeur d'Alene, the property offense rate is 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Coeur d'Alene | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 6.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Coeur d'Alene
About 4 of every 100 Coeur d'Alene residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
44,137 counted in 2010 and 54,628 in 2020; an estimated 58,179 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.5% since 2020, after 23.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
16 places in Coeur d'Alene on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Coeur d'Alene.
City in Idaho, United States
Coeur d'Alene ( KOR də-LAYN) is a city in and the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the most populous city in North Idaho with a population of 54,628 at the 2020 census, and now an estimated 58,555 as of 2026. Coeur d'Alene is currently growing at a rate of 1.04% annually and its population has increased by 6.55% since the most recent census, while the Coeur d'Alene metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 188,000 people. Coeur d'Alene is located about 30 miles (50 km) east of Spokane, Washington, with which it forms the bi-state Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area. The city is situated on the north shore of the 25-mile (40 km) long Lake Coeur d'A…
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4 towns share a border with Coeur d'Alene.
| Town | ID rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeur d'Alene | #21 | B+ | C− | B− | A− | A− |
| Fernan Lake Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huetter | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dalton Gardens | — | — | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Hayden | #15 | B+ | C | — | A− | A− |
Dalton Gardens has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dalton Gardens and Hayden report no FBI crime data of their own. Fernan Lake Village and Huetter aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coeur d'Alene with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Coeur d'Alene grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #21 of 58 in Idaho. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
21 notable people were born here, including Sage Kotsenburg and Luke Ridnour.
