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Blackfoot is a big small town of 12,782 people in Bingham County, Idaho. It's about 23 miles from Pocatello, ID and 168 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $839 a month.
12,782people
$263kTypical home
$839/moRent
87° / 31°Summer / winter
15"Snow
239Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,782
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,079 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 23 mi to Pocatello, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PIH airport
- 167 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,502 ft
- 563 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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