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Country around Horseshoe Bend is a rural area of about 1,749 people in Boise County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from Boise, ID and 305 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $879 a month.
1,749people
$398kTypical home
$879/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
79"Snow
244Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,749 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 305 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 22 mi to Boise, ID
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,510/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 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 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BOI airport
- 24 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 213 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,305 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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