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Pierce vs Peck

30 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.1× in Pierce) and average commute (11 min in Pierce).

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Pierce, IDHomes around $196KIdaho · 360 people
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Peck, IDKnown for its schoolsIdaho · 194 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.

PierceHomes around $196K
Housing$196K typical home59% below the ID typical home SchoolsBetter than 22%of ID districts All about Pierce →
PeckKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 22%of ID districts All about Peck →
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.

Jobs per worker5.1×
Pierce is more of a job hub
Pierce 0.72Peck 0.14
Average commute11 min
Pierce has the shorter commute
Peck 34 minPierce 24 min
Street grid2.1×
Peck has the more walkable street grid
Peck 120Pierce 57.5
Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Pierce
Pierce $1,128Peck $838
Homeowners+11.1 pts renters
Peck has more renters
Pierce 97.8%Peck 86.7%
Conserved land+8.3 pts
Pierce has more conserved land
Pierce 8.3%Peck 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,300 more a month in Peck

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.

Pierce$1,130/mo
Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →
Peck$2,430/mo
Typical home $426K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $867/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,300 a month, about $15,600 a year, between Peck and Pierce.

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

Pierce gets 96 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
PiercePeck
Snow a year114″18″
January low19°F28°F
July high83°F90°F
Growing season (days)93d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd88th
Outdoors & history
PiercePeck
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land8.3%—
Settled1860—
National Register places11
Community
PiercePeck
Library hours a week35 hrs13 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
C−PierceBetter than 22% of districts in the state C−PeckBetter than 22% of districts in the state
Where they are

30 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PiercePeckPiercePeck
Pierce ↔ Peck30 miles apart
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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.

PiercePeck
People
Population 360Highest 194Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.1% ID: +17.3% —
Median age 60.2±6.5Highest 61% above ID 55.3±12.4Lowest 48% above ID
Pierce and Peck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.4%±6.4Lowest ID: 24.1% 20.1%±12.7Highest ID: 24.1%
Peck and Pierce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.4%±8.9Highest ID: 17% 32%±11.4Lowest ID: 17%
Pierce and Peck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.3%Highest ID: 31.8% 14.2%Lowest ID: 31.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±5.1Highest ID: 6.3% 1.5%±2.1Lowest ID: 6.3%
Pierce and Peck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,906±$13kLowest 31% below ID $58,182±$8kHighest 25% below ID
Peck and Pierce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,000±$15kHighest 59% below ID $152,800±$33kLowest 63% below ID
Pierce and Peck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $867±$200 30% below ID
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,128Highest 45% below ID $838Lowest 59% below ID
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Lowest ID: 46.9% 58.3%±100Highest ID: 46.9%
Peck and Pierce are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Lowest ID: 10.6% 30.4%Highest ID: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.8%Highest ID: 72.1% 86.7%Lowest ID: 72.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 26 yrs older than ID 1956Lowest 35 yrs older than ID
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 9% above ID 34 minHighest 59% above ID
Work from home 9.7%±9.5Highest ID: 13.3% 7.9%±6.1Lowest ID: 13.3%
Pierce and Peck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Orofino (29%)Lewiston (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PeckFew work in Pierce
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.5Lowest 120Highest
Schools
School district OROFINO JOINT DISTRICTOROFINO JOINT DISTRICT
High school in town Idaho Youth Challenge Academy FallNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 21.5 —
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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