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Chubbuck is a small city of 16,126 people in Bannock County, Idaho. It's about 4 miles from Pocatello, ID and 151 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,126people
$342kTypical home
$1,048/moRent
90° / 36°Summer / winter
46"Snow
244Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,126
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,291 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 4 mi to Pocatello, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,155/mo)
- Median rent $1,048/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PIH airport
- 150 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 191 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,482 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bannock County: R+25 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk