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For most people who can afford it, yes. Post Falls grades B overall, 24th of 58 graded towns in Idaho. Natural-hazard risk is low. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $535K for a typical one and 6.5 times the Coeur d'Alene metro’s $82K median household income. Post Falls’ trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, where Idaho’s towns sit at 0.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Post Falls has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Post Falls Community United Presbyterian Church and Samuel and Ann Young House. Among 59 Idaho towns, just 3 have a higher January low than Post Falls.
Where Post Falls beats most towns.
Post Falls Community United Presbyterian ChurchCensus counts: 287 in 1900, 38,485 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Post Falls is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Post Falls, 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 Post Falls.
Post Falls carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Idaho (mostly inland flooding) and sends many workers across the state line to Spokane.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 88% of Idaho towns, with expected losses of about $113 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Post Falls’ FEMA risk score is 7 of 100, below both Idaho’s towns (50 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Post Falls District. Three of its 19 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Falls Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 746 | B+ |
| Post Falls High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,601 | B |
| Greensferry Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 406 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
23 miles of trail in 25 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Post Falls Community Forest, 436 acres with 9.5 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Post Falls Community Forest | 9.5 mi | 436 |
| 2. Q'emiln Park | 3.3 mi | 73 |
| 3. Black Bay Park | 1.1 mi | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Post Falls has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Post Falls is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
28% of working residents cross a state line to work, Spokane among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 8,391 in 2013 to 14,103.
About one in 5 of Post Falls’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Post Falls grew to 14,103 in 2023, 5,712 more than in 2013. Post Falls’ average trip to work is 24 minutes.
| Post Falls | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 21% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.9% | 11% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Post Falls home is worth about $535,000, up 3.1% in a year, 12% above the Idaho typical home. 64% of Post Falls households own their home.
| Post Falls | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,469 a month | $1,109 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Post Falls beats the Idaho average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Post Falls.
| Post Falls | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Post Falls | ID |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.6% |
| More smokers | 14.4% | 12% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Idaho average. Post Falls has grown 21% since 2020, to 46,715 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Idaho.
| Post Falls | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 35 years | 35.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 16% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.5 points. Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.1, men 35.0.
| Post Falls | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.3% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Post Falls. Close and well known come first.
16 mi LakeCoeur D'Alene Lake
17 mi Theme parkSilverwood Theme Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaNumerica Veterans Arena
23 mi Theme parkRiverfront Park16 mi Ski areaMt. Spokane61 runs · 1,974 ft vertical
23 mi GardenManito Park and Botanical GardensCoeur D'Alene Lake: The original uploader was Jamidwyer at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Silverwood Theme Park: nicanicasather, CC BY 2.0 · Numerica Veterans Arena: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Riverfront Park: en:User:Sundodger, Public domain · Manito Park and Botanical Gardens: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Post Falls
About 3 of every 100 Post Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
27,574 counted in 2010 and 38,485 in 2020; an estimated 46,715 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 21% since 2020, after 39.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
5 places in Post Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Post Falls.
City in Idaho, United States
Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the gateway city to Northern Idaho off Interstate 90, just west of Coeur d'Alene, and east of Spokane, Washington. The population is an estimated 44,194 in 2022 according to the U.S. Census Bureau estimate, making it Idaho's ninth-largest city and the second largest city in North Idaho behind Coeur d’Alene.
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2 towns share a border with Post Falls.
| Town | ID rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Falls | #24 | B | C− | B | B+ | B |
| State Line | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rathdrum | #14 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | B+ |
State Line isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Post Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Post Falls grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #24 of 58 in Idaho. It grades B for health, B for safety and B+ 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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Ian Waltz and Ed Justice.
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