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Country around Downey is a rural area of about 1,417 people in Bannock County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Pocatello, ID and 114 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $889 a month.
1,417people
$229kTypical home
$889/moRent
89° / 32°Summer / winter
45"Snow
244Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,417 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 36 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,446/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to PIH airport
- 113 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,922 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bannock County: R+25 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk