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Country around Council is a rural area of about 2,085 people in Adams County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Boise, ID and 301 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $814 a month.
2,085people
$310kTypical home
$814/moRent
88° / 31°Summer / winter
103"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,085 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 301 mi to Portland, OR
- 88 mi to Boise, ID
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,952/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 12% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MYL airport
- 90 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 223 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,783 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 88 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+55 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk