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Country around Ashton is a rural area of about 2,580 people in Fremont County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 229 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $338k and rent runs about $945 a month.
2,580people
$338kTypical home
$945/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
81"Snow
211Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,580 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 53 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $338k (≈$2,130/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to JAC airport
- 228 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 265 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,574 ft
- 577 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+69 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.