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Buhl is a small town of 4,673 people in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It's about 15 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 193 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,673people
$248kTypical home
$1,148/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
252Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,673
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,487 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,561/mo)
- Median rent $1,148/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (411 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TWF airport
- 100 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,770 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Twin Falls County: R+49 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk