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Country around Aberdeen is a rural area of about 3,843 people in Power County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Pocatello, ID and 162 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $738 a month.
3,843people
$213kTypical home
$738/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
28"Snow
239Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,843 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 23 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,345/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°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
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PIH airport
- 161 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 203 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,488 ft
- 549 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Power County: R+45 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk