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A town of 1,780, settled in 1937. 46% more nonprofits per person than the typical Idaho town.
The best of Pinehurst’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Cataldo Mission and Pine Creek Baptist Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pinehurst has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pinehurst beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Pinehurst’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Pinehurst is from typical.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pinehurst, 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 Pinehurst.
Among 60 Idaho towns, just 2 have a higher FEMA hazard score than Pinehurst. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 50% come from inland flooding and 41% from avalanches. The town has had 6 paid flood insurance claims since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Kellogg Joint District. Enrollment at Pinehurst’s public school: 430 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehurst Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 430 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.8%. Pinehurst’s rent at the middle of the market is $915 a month. 78% of Pinehurst households live in a home they own, above both the Idaho town median (70%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Pinehurst | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $915 a month | $1,117 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pinehurst’s average commute is 29 minutes, against 20 minutes in Idaho’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 8% of working residents stay in Pinehurst for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 81, to 368. Among residents here, 7.5% live below the poverty line.
| Pinehurst | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Pinehurst, the share who have diabetes is 14%. This Idaho town does better than the Idaho average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14. Among 60 Idaho towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Pinehurst.
| Pinehurst | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pinehurst | ID |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.4% | 70.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pinehurst’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pinehurst's reported crime rate is well below Idaho's. Of the 44 Idaho towns we compare, none has a lower violent crime rate than Pinehurst. Police in Pinehurst reported no property crime.
| Pinehurst | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 7.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
In Pinehurst, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is West Shoshone Park, at 31 acres. There are 0.3 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Shoshone Park | — | 31 |
| 2. Marek Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Pinehurst; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Pinehurst residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
City in Idaho, United States
Pinehurst is a city in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States. Located at the west end of the Silver Valley mining region, Pinehurst had a population of 1,679 at the 2020 census.
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46% more nonprofits per person than the typical Idaho town.
That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($55,527 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.