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Country around Carmen is a rural area of about 667 people in Lemhi County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 109 miles from Missoula, MT and 327 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $456k and rent runs about $754 a month.
667people
$456kTypical home
$754/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
26"Snow
221Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 667 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 327 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 109 mi to Missoula, MT
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $456k (≈$2,876/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SMN airport
- 169 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,895 ft
- 430 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 111 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lemhi County: R+55 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.