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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Orofino

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.

Down paymentRate%

Pinehurst$1,660/mo

Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $915/mo · Housing →

Orofino$1,980/mo

Typical home $335K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $949/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Orofino and Pinehurst.

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+PinehurstBetter than 39% of districts in the state C−OrofinoBetter than 22% of districts in the state

Health

CPinehurstHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns B−OrofinoHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns

Where they are

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PinehurstID OrofinoID

Pinehurst ↔ Orofino73 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.

Only big differences vs Idaho average

PinehurstOrofino

People

Population 2,120Lowest 3,260Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Highest ID: +17.3% -15.5%Lowest ID: +17.3%

Median age 44.5±8.6Lowest 19% above ID 44.8±3.3Highest 20% above ID

Orofino and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.9%±4.1Highest ID: 24.1% 13.1%±2.6Lowest ID: 24.1%

Pinehurst and Orofino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.1%±3Lowest ID: 17% 20.7%±3.7Highest ID: 17%

Orofino and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.2%Lowest ID: 31.8% 16.3%Highest ID: 31.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.4Highest ID: 6.3% 3.4%±1.1Lowest ID: 6.3%

Pinehurst and Orofino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,676±$15kHighest 12% below ID $53,438±$12kLowest 31% below ID

Pinehurst and Orofino are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $291,900±$21kHighest 30% below ID $223,400±$13kLowest 47% below ID

Rentmedian gross, monthly $915±$124Lowest 26% below ID $949±$73Highest 23% below ID

Orofino and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,688Lowest 17% below ID $1,806Highest 11% below ID

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.9%±23Lowest ID: 46.9% 53.4%±16Highest ID: 46.9%

Orofino and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest ID: 10.6% 13.6%Highest ID: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Highest ID: 72.1% 75.9%Lowest ID: 72.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 23 yrs older than ID 1967Lowest 24 yrs older than ID

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 33% above ID 18 minLowest 19% below ID

Work from home 10.4%±5.1Lowest ID: 13.3% 11.7%±4.7Highest ID: 13.3%

Orofino and Pinehurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 7.7%Lowest 42.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 1.85Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Kellogg (15%)Lewiston (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrofinoFew work in Pinehurst

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 90.1Highest 68.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#25 of 63 in ID

School district KELLOGG JOINT DISTRICTOROFINO JOINT DISTRICT

High school in town None in townOrofino High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 16.7

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.

Pinehurst vs Orofino

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Pinehurst gets 35 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Orofino

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