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Country around Dubois is a rural area of about 729 people in Clark County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 243 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $770 a month.
729people
$212kTypical home
$770/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
46"Snow
239Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 729 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 56 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,336/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to IDA airport
- 201 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 282 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,443 ft
- 527 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+69 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