A town of 2,915. Nearly 5.2% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things St. Maries does most differently from other towns.
Where St. Maries’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in St. Maries. Another town gets a different order.
0.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eleanor Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 2. Hillcrest Park | — | 3 |
The public schools St. Maries’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyburn Elementary School | PK–5 | 339 | D |
| St. Maries Middle School | 6–8 | 189 | B |
The typical St. Maries home is worth about $358,000, up 3.5% in a year, 25% below the Idaho typical home.
About one in 3 of St. Maries’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Coeur d'Alene (7%), Plummer (6%) and Boise City (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
St. Maries beats the Idaho average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | St. Maries | ID |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.4% | 70.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 6.6% |
St. Maries has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
St. Maries's reported crime rate is well above Idaho's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 7 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
13 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in St. Maries on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Idaho, United States
St. Maries (/seɪnt 'mɛəriz/, saynt MAIR-eez) or Saint Maries is a city in north central Idaho, the largest in rural Benewah County and its county seat. Its population was 2,357 at the 2020 census, down from 2,402 in 2010.
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