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Country around Hammett is a rural area of about 575 people in Elmore County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Boise, ID and 237 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $1k a month.
575people
$163kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
97° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
252Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 575 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 59 mi to Boise, ID
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 7 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 61
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BOI airport
- 57 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,697 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 58 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.