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Country around Mountain Home is a rural area of about 22,952 people in Elmore County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Boise, ID and 258 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,952people
$320kTypical home
$1,146/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
30"Snow
254Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 22,952 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 38 mi to Boise, ID
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,020/mo)
- Median rent $1,146/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BOI airport
- 37 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,198 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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