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Country around Monteview is a rural area of about 600 people in Jefferson County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 224 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $2k a month.
600people
$221kTypical home
$1,578/moRent
85° / 27°Summer / winter
24"Snow
239Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 600 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 44 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,578/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to IDA airport
- 184 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 264 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,797 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 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
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 40 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+73 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.