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Country around Fairfield is a rural area of about 1,037 people in Camas County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 238 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,037people
$288kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
75° / 20°Summer / winter
76"Snow
264Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,037 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 67 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,815/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SUN airport
- 73 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 191 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,573 ft
- 451 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camas County: R+54 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk