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Country around Leadore is a rural area of about 296 people in Lemhi County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 90 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 264 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $754 a month.
296people
$216kTypical home
$754/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
42"Snow
241Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 296 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 90 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,363/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SMN airport
- 163 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 274 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,015 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 44 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lemhi County: R+55 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.