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Lapwai vs Plummer

64 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+73% in Plummer) and trails (2.8× in Lapwai).

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Lapwai, IDKnown for its schoolsIdaho · 1,021 people
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Plummer, IDKnown for its schoolsIdaho · 1,162 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LapwaiKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 6%of ID districts Work655 jobsbased in Lapwai, a regional job hub Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lapwai →
PlummerKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 2%of ID districts Work638 jobsbased in Plummer, a regional job hub Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Plummer →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+73%
Homes cost more in Plummer
Plummer $197,200Lapwai $113,700
Trails2.8×
Lapwai has more miles of trail
Lapwai 1.4 miPlummer 0.5 mi
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Lapwai
Lapwai $1,244Plummer $883
Work in town+13.3 pts
More of Lapwai’s workers stay in town
Lapwai 28.7%Plummer 15.4%
Growth since 2010+5.6 pts
Lapwai has grown faster since 2010
Lapwai +2.8%Plummer -2.8%
Average commute5 min
Lapwai has the shorter commute
Plummer 19 minLapwai 14 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Lapwai

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Lapwai$2,510/mo
Typical home $408K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,017/mo · Housing →
Plummer$1,810/mo
Typical home $323K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $932/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Lapwai and Plummer.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Plummer gets 43 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
LapwaiPlummer
Snow a year13″56″
January low30°F24°F
July high91°F84°F
Growing season (days)200d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th76th
Outdoors & history
LapwaiPlummer
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places2—
Community
LapwaiPlummer
Library hours a week38 hrs33 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Idaho ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
DLapwaiBetter than 6% of districts in the state D−PlummerBetter than 2% of districts in the state
Health
DLapwaiHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns C−PlummerHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns
Where they are

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LapwaiIDPlummerID
Lapwai ↔ Plummer64 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

LapwaiPlummer
People
Population 1,021Lowest 1,162Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.8%Highest ID: +17.3% -2.8%Lowest ID: +17.3%
Median age 30.9±5.3Highest 17% below ID 30±6.2Lowest 20% below ID
Lapwai and Plummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.4%±3Highest ID: 24.1% 26.8%±3.3Lowest ID: 24.1%
Lapwai and Plummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.8%±2.4Highest ID: 17% 9%±2.3Lowest ID: 17%
Lapwai and Plummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest ID: 31.8% 14%Lowest ID: 31.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±3.5Highest ID: 6.3% 2.6%±1.7Lowest ID: 6.3%
Lapwai and Plummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,439±$10kHighest 26% below ID $54,306±$9kLowest 30% below ID
Lapwai and Plummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $113,700±$16kLowest 73% below ID $197,200±$36kHighest 53% below ID
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,017±$146Highest 18% below ID $932±$57Lowest 25% below ID
Lapwai and Plummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,244Highest 39% below ID $883Lowest 57% below ID
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.1%±15.4Lowest ID: 46.9% 55.6%±13.9Highest ID: 46.9%
Plummer and Lapwai are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.4%Highest ID: 10.6% 15%Lowest ID: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.9%Highest ID: 72.1% 56.5%Lowest ID: 72.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 16 yrs older than ID 1981Highest 10 yrs older than ID
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 34% below ID 19 minHighest 13% below ID
Work from home 3.4%±2.8Highest ID: 13.3% 2.9%±2.5Lowest ID: 13.3%
Lapwai and Plummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 28.7%Highest 15.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.92Highest 1.82Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lewiston (16%)St. Maries (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PlummerFew work in Lapwai
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 90.1Highest 62.3Lowest
Schools
School district LAPWAI DISTRICTPLUMMER-WORLEY JOINT DISTRICT
High school in town Lapwai Middle/High SchoolLakeside High School
Students per teacherat that high school 11.4Highest 10.7Lowest
Idaho average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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