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Country around Salmon is a rural area of about 6,590 people in Lemhi County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 127 miles from Missoula, MT and 310 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 14°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $753 a month.
6,590people
$317kTypical home
$753/moRent
72° / 14°Summer / winter
23"Snow
221Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,590 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 127 mi to Missoula, MT
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,997/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 14°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SMN airport
- 155 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 237 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,045 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lemhi County: R+55 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk