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Country around Richfield is a rural area of about 1,211 people in Lincoln County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 199 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,211people
$230kTypical home
$843/moRent
88° / 31°Summer / winter
30"Snow
264Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,211 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 40 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,452/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SUN airport
- 107 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,780 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+56 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- 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