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Country around Marsing is a rural area of about 3,311 people in Owyhee County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Boise, ID and 313 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $661 a month.
3,311people
$462kTypical home
$661/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,311 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 313 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 36 mi to Boise, ID
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,913/mo)
- Median rent $661/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BOI airport
- 36 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 173 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,249 ft
- 360 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Owyhee County: R+68 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk