Spokane or Coeur d'Alene Area

JustinRobinsREO · #1 07/08/13, 12:50 PM

Anyone from either of those two areas? If so, what could one expect for average snow fall during a normal winter and an above average winter. Trying to figure places to live.

ntjpm · #2 07/08/13, 01:37 PM

I can't tell you anything about the snowfall, however you left out one HUGE detail. Spokane is in Washington and Coeur d'Alene is in Idaho and if I could pick between the two places just based on that info it would be Coeur d'Alene hands down.
Tracy in WA

Molly Mckee · #3 07/08/13, 02:15 PM

There are a lot of reasons amount of to pick ID over WA.

We don't have average snowfalls, at least not often. The snow is usually fairly dry. The altitude you live at effects the amount of snow you get. In a high snow year we can get 100 inches at the Spokane airport, in general the higher you go, the more snow you get. Some years we get less than 20 inches at the airport.

JustinRobinsREO · #4 07/09/13, 11:33 AM

Thanks for the info.

gracielagata · #5 07/09/13, 11:44 AM

For info- citydata.com is great. Type into Google, something to this effect: 'average snowfall Spokane' and it will come up, then you can get it for other cities as well for comparison. For what my thoughts are worth, we moved here last year, *really* wanted Idaho or Montana, but can't afford them, so we went to the country outskirts of Spokane. and LOVE it.

o&itw · #6 07/09/13, 12:56 PM

When I lived in Montana, I was through Coeur d'Alene quite a bit. Visited with friends in Spokane a few times. From only visiting the places I would pick Coeur d'Alene by far.

GarlicGirl · #7 07/09/13, 05:13 PM

I was born and raised in Spokane, and later lived in Coeur d'Alene. I would also prefer CDA, not because it is in Idaho, but because it is smaller. Otherwise they aren't that much different except for taxes. Idaho has an income tax, Washington does not, but has a higher sales and gas tax. I like them both.

Bearsfan · #8 07/10/13, 09:50 AM

Go with CDA but even better would be Sandpoint, (an hour north). It snows a little more there but the weather is always unpredictable.

Betho · #9 07/10/13, 09:17 PM

We live north of spokane near Colville. The snowfall itself isn't real heavy up here, though it does generally stay pretty cold. I've only been here a few years but I would say USUALLY the winters have gotten down to the low teens at the coldest. We'll get a couple dumpings a season where you can get up to maybe 24 inches but then it will be a month or two before any kind of significant snowfall.

I love it up here. I am not sure why so many people would prefer ID over WA, but I think this area is perfect for homesteaders. Stevens county is also good for those of us who want to build without codes - you can have one unapproved residence per lot, so living here enables us to build the earth sheltered offgrid home that we're been wanting. Being able to build a home without adhering to ridiculous codes and deal with permits is a huge, huge deal.

LisaInN.Idaho · #10 07/10/13, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Betho

We live north of spokane near Colville. The snowfall itself isn't real heavy up here, though it does generally stay pretty cold. I've only been here a few years but I would say USUALLY the winters have gotten down to the low teens at the coldest. We'll get a couple dumpings a season where you can get up to maybe 24 inches but then it will be a month or two before any kind of significant snowfall.

I love it up here. I am not sure why so many people would prefer ID over WA, but I think this area is perfect for homesteaders. Stevens county is also good for those of us who want to build without codes - you can have one unapproved residence per lot, so living here enables us to build the earth sheltered offgrid home that we're been wanting. Being able to build a home without adhering to ridiculous codes and deal with permits is a huge, huge deal.

Though I live in northern Idaho, I agree. northeastern Washington is absolutely beautiful. I love Colville and Kettle Falls.

On the other hand, I'm not overly fond of Coeur d'Alene or Spokane although it is nice to have cities around when we need them. For me, CDA has become more of a bedroom community of Spokane. Overly congested and too many strip malls. The real Idaho and Washington is found in the rural areas and small towns, (in my opinion) and both cities have wonderful places outside of them.