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Country around Soda Springs is a rural area of about 4,155 people in Caribou County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Pocatello, ID and 139 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $851 a month.
4,155people
$253kTypical home
$851/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
80"Snow
237Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,155 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 53 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,596/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (265 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to PIH airport
- 139 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 175 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,414 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caribou County: R+71 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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