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Ammon is a small city of 19,064 people in Bonneville County, Idaho. It's about 4 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 186 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,064people
$382kTypical home
$1,372/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
54"Snow
223Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,332 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 4 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,408/mo)
- Median rent $1,372/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (784 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to IDA airport
- 186 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,721 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bonneville County: R+45 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk