IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around King Hill, ID
Country around King Hill is a rural area of about 502 people in Elmore County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 230 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $869 a month.
502people
$435kTypical home
$869/moRent
93° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
254Sunny days
Is Near King Hill right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 502 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 50 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,740/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 17 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 54
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TWF airport
- 63 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,698 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 64 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