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Country around Arco is a rural area of about 1,349 people in Butte County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Pocatello, ID and 198 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $580 a month.
1,349people
$164kTypical home
$580/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
57"Snow
260Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,349 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 198 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 60 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $580/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SUN airport
- 144 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,496 ft
- 512 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+73 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk