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Bancroft is a tiny town of 250 people in Caribou County, Idaho. It's about 31 miles from Pocatello, ID and 134 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
250people
$164kTypical home
$1,104/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
46"Snow
237Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 411 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 31 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,104/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to PIH airport
- 134 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,423 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caribou County: R+71 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.