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Country around Idaho City is a rural area of about 1,916 people in Boise County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Boise, ID and 291 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 109 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $780 a month.
1,916people
$410kTypical home
$780/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
109"Snow
254Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,916 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 291 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 30 mi to Boise, ID
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,584/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 109" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 37 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 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BOI airport
- 31 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 211 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,145 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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