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Osburn vs Pinehurst

11 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+42% in Pinehurst) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Osburn).

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Osburn, IDHomes around $286KIdaho · 1,620 people
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Pinehurst, IDHomes around $291KIdaho · 2,120 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.

OsburnHomes around $286K
Housing$286K typical home40% below the ID typical home Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Osburn →
PinehurstHomes around $291K
Housing$291K typical home39% below the ID typical home Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pinehurst →
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+42%
Homes cost more in Pinehurst
Pinehurst $291,900Osburn $205,900
Jobs per worker2.3×
Osburn is more of a job hub
Osburn 1.36Pinehurst 0.58
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Pinehurst
Pinehurst $1,688Osburn $1,276
Average commute9 min
Osburn has the shorter commute
Pinehurst 29 minOsburn 20 min
Trails+67%
Osburn has more miles of trail
Osburn 0.5 miPinehurst 0.3 mi
Work in town+8.1 pts
More of Osburn’s workers stay in town
Osburn 15.8%Pinehurst 7.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Osburn$1,650/mo
Typical home $286K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $902/mo · Housing →
Pinehurst$1,660/mo
Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $915/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
C+OsburnBetter than 38% of districts in the state C+PinehurstBetter than 39% of districts in the state
Health
C+OsburnHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns CPinehurstHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

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
OsburnPinehurst
Snow a year76″52″
January low24°F22°F
July high81°F85°F
Growing season (days)149d131d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th95th
Outdoors & history
OsburnPinehurst
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land4.2%0%
National Register places—1
Community
OsburnPinehurst
Library hours a week30 hrs36 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.

Where they are

11 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

OsburnPinehurstOsburnPinehurst
Osburn ↔ Pinehurst11 miles apart
Who commutes between them
54 Pinehurst residents work in Osburn (8.5% of its workers)
11 Osburn residents work in Pinehurst (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pinehurst →
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.

OsburnPinehurst
People
Population 1,620Lowest 2,120Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.8%Lowest ID: +17.3% +3.7%Highest ID: +17.3%
Median age 45.4±8.5Highest 22% above ID 44.5±8.6Lowest 19% above ID
Osburn and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±5.7Highest ID: 24.1% 18.9%±4.1Lowest ID: 24.1%
Osburn and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.7%±4.4Highest ID: 17% 19.1%±3Lowest ID: 17%
Osburn and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.5%Highest ID: 31.8% 11.2%Lowest ID: 31.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.5Lowest ID: 6.3% 3.5%±2.4Highest ID: 6.3%
Pinehurst and Osburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,673±$13kLowest 35% below ID $68,676±$15kHighest 12% below ID
Pinehurst and Osburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $205,900±$41kLowest 51% below ID $291,900±$21kHighest 30% below ID
Rentmedian gross, monthly $902±$187Lowest 27% below ID $915±$124Highest 26% below ID
Pinehurst and Osburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,276Lowest 37% below ID $1,688Highest 17% below ID
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.3%±24.8Lowest ID: 46.9% 43.9%±23Highest ID: 46.9%
Pinehurst and Osburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.5%Highest ID: 10.6% 7.5%Lowest ID: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest ID: 72.1% 78.4%Lowest ID: 72.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 32 yrs older than ID 1968Highest 23 yrs older than ID
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 6% below ID 29 minHighest 33% above ID
Work from home 10.9%±7.1Highest ID: 13.3% 10.4%±5.1Lowest ID: 13.3%
Osburn and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 15.8%Highest 7.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wallace (18%)Kellogg (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Pinehurst8% work in Osburn
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 110Highest 90.1Lowest
Schools
School district WALLACE DISTRICTKELLOGG JOINT DISTRICT
High school in town None in townNone in town
Idaho average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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