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Country around Garden Valley is a rural area of about 2,132 people in Boise County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Boise, ID and 306 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $577k and rent runs about $976 a month.
2,132people
$577kTypical home
$976/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
76"Snow
226Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,132 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 306 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 39 mi to Boise, ID
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $577k (≈$3,637/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BOI airport
- 41 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,826 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boise County: R+54 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk