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Country around American Falls is a rural area of about 6,743 people in Power County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Pocatello, ID and 143 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $761 a month.
6,743people
$209kTypical home
$761/moRent
89° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,743 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 35 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,319/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 21 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
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PIH airport
- 141 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,347 ft
- 545 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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