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American Falls is a small town of 4,712 people in Power County, Idaho. It's about 21 miles from Pocatello, ID and 147 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $737 a month.
4,712people
$186kTypical home
$737/moRent
89° / 34°Summer / winter
34"Snow
244Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,712
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,919 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 21 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,170/mo)
- Median rent $737/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PIH airport
- 145 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,426 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Power County: R+45 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk