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Country around Bancroft is a rural area of about 712 people in Caribou County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Pocatello, ID and 138 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
712people
$260kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
46"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 712 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 28 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,636/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to PIH airport
- 137 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,394 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caribou County: R+71 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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.