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Homes in Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene is a city of houses: of its 26,142 homes, 65% are detached, 5% are townhouses and other attached houses and 25% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Coeur d'Alene is new: 41% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 35% before 1980. The median home dates from 1994. 59% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 8 Idaho cities we have census figures for, Coeur d'Alene has the third-highest share of apartments. In nearby Spokane Valley, 21 miles away, 52% of homes were built before 1980, so Coeur d'Alene's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Coeur d'Alene's homes are newer than those in 70% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
41% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Whole-house orders
With 65% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Rounded drywall corners
65% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Coeur d'Alene weather and your shutters
At Coeur D'alene, ID (1 mi away), August averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 26.2°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 18 days a year reach 90°F, 121 nights fall to freezing and 25.3 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around December and least in July.
Among the Idaho cities we have climate normals for, Coeur d'Alene has the most precipitation.
That's more freezing nights than in 78% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 16 h on the longest day to 8 h 25 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 66° above the horizon in June and 19° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Coeur D'alene, ID (temperature) and Coeur D'alene, ID (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.2°F | 26.2°F | 3.2 in |
| Feb | 40.7°F | 26.5°F | 2.1 in |
| Mar | 48.4°F | 30.7°F | 2.7 in |
| Apr | 56.2°F | 36.7°F | 1.9 in |
| May | 65.8°F | 44.3°F | 2.1 in |
| Jun | 72.1°F | 50.9°F | 2.2 in |
| Jul | 82.8°F | 57.3°F | 0.7 in |
| Aug | 83°F | 56°F | 0.8 in |
| Sep | 73.7°F | 48.3°F | 0.8 in |
| Oct | 58.4°F | 38.7°F | 2 in |
| Nov | 44.2°F | 31.6°F | 3.3 in |
| Dec | 36.1°F | 26.3°F | 3.5 in |
Cold winters
With 121 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Coeur d'Alene
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Coeur d'Alene
- Spokane Valley 21 mi
- Spokane 30 mi
More about shutters in Coeur d'Alene
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