Where is St. Maries, Idaho?

St. Maries is in Benewah County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Harrison (14 mi), Plummer (15 mi), Worley (18 mi).

What is the population of St. Maries, Idaho?

St. Maries has a population of about 2,487 (U.S. Census).

Are there jobs in St. Maries, Idaho?

There are 3 open jobs listed in St. Maries on Treasure Idaho, from 1 local employers.

What schools are in St. Maries, Idaho?

St. Maries has 4 operating public schools in St Maries Joint District, including Heyburn Elementary School, St Maries Community Education Alternative, St Maries High School, St Maries Middle School.

What parks are in St. Maries, Idaho?

St. Maries has 3 parks, including Eleanor Park, Hillcrest Park, Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument.

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St. Maries, Idaho

Benewah County2,487 people

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About St. Maries

St. Maries is a city in Benewah County, where it is the county seat. About 2,487 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,200 feet, 29 miles south of Coeur d'Alene in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Crystal Lake and Sheep Springs Overlook.

Moving to St. Maries

Start with homes, jobs and local services in and around St. Maries.

Cost of living

St. Maries is outside the Idaho metros with a 2024 federal price figure, so this uses the Idaho statewide level. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.49 here, under the U.S. average by 4.5%.

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Public schools in St. Maries

All 4

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Heyburn Elementary School
St Maries Joint District · PK-5
339 students · 14.7 students per teacher
St Maries Community Education Alternative
St Maries Joint District · 9-12
0 students
St Maries High School
St Maries Joint District · 9-12
282 students · 14.1 students per teacher
St Maries Middle School
St Maries Joint District · 6-8
189 students · 17.2 students per teacher

Services for St. Maries

All services

DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names St. Maries.

St. Maries · Vehicles
222 S 7th St St. Maries, ID 83861 #G07
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
St. Maries · Driver's licenses
222 S. 7th St. St. Maries, ID 83861 Room G27
· Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

No natural gas utility on the official town lists names St. Maries.

Allergy ratings in St. Maries

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in June
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in August
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 6.6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 14 (2021).

Regional rating. St. Maries has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 27 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, High. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 294 counted days in 2010 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 106 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 183 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. The NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reported grass in the High range in June 2017 (WSU), and the Spokane NAB station read 120 grains per cubic meter in late May 2026 (Spokesman-Review). NAB calls 20 to 199 High. Two reports, not a long record. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, Moderate. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 74 counted days in 2010 to 2022: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 16 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 28 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Benewah County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

Today

Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

Map of St. Maries

Parks, new home communities, homes for sale and stays listed in town. Select a pin to open it.

St. Maries
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Parks in St. Maries

3 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Eleanor Park
Hillcrest Park
Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument

Parks, trails and things to do

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Places in and around St. Maries, nearest first: everything tied to St. Maries plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Lakes

Crystal Lakelake
9.2 mi
Mirror Lakelake · near Pinehurst
13 mi

Viewpoints

Sheep Springs Overlookviewpoint
9.1 mi

Day use and picnic areas

Killarney Lake Picnic Siterecreation site · near Harrison
14 mi

Parks

Heyburn State Parkstate park · near Plummer
10 mi
Popcorn Islandrecreation area · near Harrison
15 mi
Hillcrest Park
0.1 mi
Eleanor Park
0.6 mi
Mullen Trail Park Historical Monument
1.0 mi
Crystal Lake Wilderness Study Areanature reserve
10 mi
Rainy Hill Boat Launchnear Harrison
11 mi
Harrison City Parknear Harrison
14 mi

Trails (nearest 12 of 23)

Rocky Top Loop3.6 mi long · near Plummer
9.0 mi
Cedar Loop1.2 mi long · near Plummer
9.0 mi
Gandy Dancer Loop4 mi long · near Plummer
9.8 mi
Sly Meadows Trail2.4 mi long
9.8 mi
Hidden Lake Trail0.9 mi long · near Harrison
10 mi
Multan Road Trail1.2 mi long · near Harrison
10 mi
Scout Out Loop1.9 mi long · near Plummer
10 mi
Appaloosa Trail2.6 mi long · near Plummer
11 mi
Lakeshore Loop1.2 mi long · near Plummer
11 mi
Plummer Creek Fire Trail1.7 mi long · near Plummer
11 mi
CCC Nature Trail0.6 mi long · near Plummer
11 mi
Indian Cliffs Horse Trail0.4 mi long · near Plummer
11 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.