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Country around Garden City is a rural area of about 632 people in Franklin County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Logan, UT and 85 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $613k and rent runs about $894 a month.
632people
$613kTypical home
$894/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
70"Snow
250Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 632 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 27 mi to Logan, UT
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $613k (≈$3,864/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to OGD airport
- 85 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,925 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.