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Arco is a tiny town of 850 people in Butte County, Idaho. It's about 64 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 209 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $564 a month.
850people
$192kTypical home
$564/moRent
87° / 30°Summer / winter
24"Snow
260Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 850
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 796 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 64 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,211/mo)
- Median rent $564/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SUN airport
- 146 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 230 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,319 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+73 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk