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Country around Glenns Ferry is a rural area of about 1,521 people in Elmore County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Boise, ID and 237 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $646 a month.
1,521people
$218kTypical home
$646/moRent
96° / 41°Summer / winter
18"Snow
254Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,521 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 57 mi to Boise, ID
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,372/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to BOI airport
- 55 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,206 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+49 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk