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Country around Murtaugh is a rural area of about 1,234 people in Twin Falls County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 160 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $426k and rent runs about $888 a month.
1,234people
$426kTypical home
$888/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
252Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,234 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 20 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $426k (≈$2,685/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TWF airport
- 132 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,295 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Twin Falls County: R+49 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