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Country around Challis is a rural area of about 2,100 people in Custer County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 116 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 270 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $677 a month.
2,100people
$359kTypical home
$677/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
39"Snow
231Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,100 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 270 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 116 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 116 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,262/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SMN airport
- 123 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 260 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,065 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 119 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 89 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+53 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.