Post Falls, ID - "housing is red hot"

[Sundodger]

Post Falls, ID, located just west of Coeur d'Alene close to the WA-ID state line near Spokane. Its only a matter of time when Kootenai County will be officially part of the Spokane metro area. Current estimates figure there are approx. 560,000 in Spokane & Kootenai Counties.

For educational & discussion purposes only:

Spokane Journal of Business

Post Falls housing is red hot

With permit numbers at record pace, 3,600 more residences planned there

By Rocky Wilson

The housing boom in Post Falls is showing no signs of slowing.

Two major housing projects-with a total of a whopping 2,700 planned units-are under way, and a third about 900-unit project is slated to go before the Planning Commission next month. Meanwhile, residential building permits filed with the city of Post Falls this year are running neck and neck with last year

[mike0898]

Slightly off topic, but I've always wondered why Coeur d'Alene isn't currently part of the Spokane Metropolitan Area. Anyone know?

[Sundodger]

^ The commute #s don't quite meet census definitions yet. They already could be a considered a single metro area but the folks in Idaho balked. Thwy will be linked officially sooner than later. All the people that live there already know it is one functional metro area.