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Country around Clifton is a rural area of about 1,134 people in Franklin County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Logan, UT and 101 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $964 a month.
1,134people
$292kTypical home
$964/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
44"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,134 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 36 mi to Logan, UT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,843/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 49% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to PIH airport
- 100 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,923 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+78 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