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Basalt is a tiny town of 569 people in Bingham County, Idaho. It's about 14 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 176 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $825 a month.
569people
$307kTypical home
$825/moRent
87° / 30°Summer / winter
29"Snow
239Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 569
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,942 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 14 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,933/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to IDA airport
- 175 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,590 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bingham County: R+60 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.