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Council is a tiny town of 871 people in Adams County, Idaho. It's about 79 miles from Boise, ID and 308 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $779 a month.
871people
$201kTypical home
$779/moRent
92° / 33°Summer / winter
106"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 871
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 826 people per sq mi
- 308 mi to Portland, OR
- 79 mi to Boise, ID
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,269/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 11% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MYL airport
- 81 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 230 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,946 ft
- 336 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+55 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk