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Country around Swan Valley is a rural area of about 273 people in Bonneville County, Idaho, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 185 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $1k a month.
273people
$574kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
82"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 273 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 34 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,620/mo)
- Median rent $1,133/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (784 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to JAC airport
- 185 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 222 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,515 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bonneville County: R+45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.