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Country around Almo is a rural area of about 278 people in Cassia County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 128 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $1k a month.
278people
$436kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
246Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 278 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 52 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,746/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to TWF airport
- 125 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,794 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cassia County: R+69 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.