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Conserved land2%31 of 1,545 acres
Trails0.6 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves212 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Bonners Ferry

City in Idaho
1864Established
2,520Population
2.5 sq miArea
1,896 ftElevation

Bonners Ferry is the largest city in and the county seat of Boundary County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,520 at the 2020 census. The Porthill-Rykerts Border Crossing connects Bonners Ferry with Creston, British Columbia, Canada, on the Kootenay River. The Eastport–Kingsgate Border Crossing connects Bonners Ferry with Yahk, British Columbia, Canada, on the Moyie River.

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ZIP code83805
Area code208
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Housing in Bonners Ferry

$470K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bonners Ferry home is worth about $470,000, up 3.5% in a year, close to the Idaho typical home.

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Safety in Bonners Ferry

B

Safety Grade B

Bonners Ferry reports less crime per resident than 57% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Bonners Ferry 2.5
Idaho 2.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Bonners Ferry 6.7
Idaho 6.2
U.S. 15.5
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2better than ID·9worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

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Boundary Community HospitalBonners Ferry · 0.6 mi · ER · rural critical access
Bf PharmacyBonners Ferry · 0.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade B

The public schools Bonners Ferry’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#27Best public schoolsof 63 in ID
DistrictBOUNDARY COUNTY DISTRICTSchools3

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ID. Ratings are from neighbors.

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