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Country around Paul is a rural area of about 3,465 people in Minidoka County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 161 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $297k and rent runs about $801 a month.
3,465people
$297kTypical home
$801/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
22"Snow
246Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,465 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 34 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $297k (≈$1,871/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $80k
- 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 39°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (619 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TWF airport
- 138 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,147 ft
- 515 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Minidoka County: R+63 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk