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1980
Blacksmith shop at Kirkwood Ranch on the Snake River, Hells Canyon, Idaho, 1980
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About Riggins
City in Idaho, United StatesRiggins is a city in the western United States in Idaho County, Idaho. Nestled deep in a canyon at the confluence of the Salmon and Little Salmon rivers in west central Idaho, it is approximately 150 highway miles (240 km) north of Boise, and 120 highway miles (190 km) south-southeast of Lewiston. The elevation is 1,821 feet (555 m) above sea level, and its population was 372 at the 2020 census. U.S. Route 95, the only highway for the state connecting the Panhandle to the south, runs through Riggins as Main Street. Along this route, Riggins is the most northwestern town in the Mountain time zone; Pacific time begins just north of the city, across the Salmon River.
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Housing in Riggins
The typical Riggins home is worth about $348,000, up 4.5% in a year, 27% below the Idaho typical home.
Schools in Riggins
All Riggins schools →School Grade C
The public schools Riggins’s kids attend trail 73% of Idaho’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ID. Ratings are from neighbors.
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