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Country around Shoshone is a rural area of about 3,317 people in Lincoln County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 202 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,317people
$260kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
92° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
264Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,317 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 34 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,636/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 18 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 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SUN airport
- 98 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,269 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 47 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