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Pinehurst vs Osburn

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

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

PinehurstHomes around $291K
Housing$291K typical home39% below the ID typical home Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Pinehurst →
OsburnHomes around $286K
Housing$286K typical home40% below the ID typical home Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Osburn →
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.

Pinehurst$1,660/mo
Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $915/mo · Housing →
Osburn$1,650/mo
Typical home $286K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $902/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+PinehurstBetter than 39% of districts in the state C+OsburnBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
CPinehurstHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns C+OsburnHealthier than 37% 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
PinehurstOsburn
Snow a year52″76″
January low22°F24°F
July high85°F81°F
Growing season (days)131d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th96th
Outdoors & history
PinehurstOsburn
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%4.2%
National Register places1—
Community
PinehurstOsburn
Library hours a week36 hrs30 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.

PinehurstOsburnPinehurstOsburn
Pinehurst ↔ Osburn11 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.

PinehurstOsburn
People
Population 2,120Highest 1,620Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Highest ID: +17.3% +0.8%Lowest ID: +17.3%
Median age 44.5±8.6Lowest 19% above ID 45.4±8.5Highest 22% 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 18.9%±4.1Lowest ID: 24.1% 24.4%±5.7Highest 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+ 19.1%±3Lowest ID: 17% 25.7%±4.4Highest 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+ 11.2%Lowest ID: 31.8% 16.5%Highest ID: 31.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.4Highest ID: 6.3% 0.8%±1.5Lowest 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 $68,676±$15kHighest 12% below ID $50,673±$13kLowest 35% 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 $291,900±$21kHighest 30% below ID $205,900±$41kLowest 51% below ID
Rentmedian gross, monthly $915±$124Highest 26% below ID $902±$187Lowest 27% 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 $1,688Highest 17% below ID $1,276Lowest 37% below ID
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.9%±23Highest ID: 46.9% 42.3%±24.8Lowest 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 7.5%Lowest ID: 10.6% 18.5%Highest ID: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest ID: 72.1% 81.8%Highest ID: 72.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 23 yrs older than ID 1959Lowest 32 yrs older than ID
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 33% above ID 20 minLowest 6% below ID
Work from home 10.4%±5.1Lowest ID: 13.3% 10.9%±7.1Highest 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 7.7%Lowest 15.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kellogg (15%)Wallace (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Osburn2% work in Pinehurst
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 90.1Lowest 110Highest
Schools
School district KELLOGG JOINT DISTRICTWALLACE 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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