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Caldwell is a mid-size city of 66,516 people in Canyon County, Idaho. It's about 22 miles from Boise, ID and 313 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
66,516people
$367kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
92° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,516
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,646 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 22 mi to Boise, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,316/mo)
- Median rent $1,264/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (476 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (674 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BOI airport
- 23 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,389 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 381 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Canyon County: R+47 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk