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Country around Arimo is a rural area of about 586 people in Bannock County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Pocatello, ID and 123 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $960 a month.
586people
$279kTypical home
$960/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
45"Snow
244Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 586 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 24 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,761/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to PIH airport
- 122 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,545 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% 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
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bannock County: R+25 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.