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Country around Mackay is a rural area of about 1,443 people in Blaine County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 242 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,443people
$367kTypical home
$1,338/moRent
75° / 23°Summer / winter
24"Snow
260Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,443 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 99 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 89 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,338/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 15% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SUN airport
- 117 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 234 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,367 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 98 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 84 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 98 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blaine County: D+32 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
- High drought risk
- High 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.