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Declo is a tiny town of 477 people in Cassia County, Idaho. It's about 42 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 149 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
477people
$236kTypical home
$1,089/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
19"Snow
246Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 477
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,722 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 42 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,089/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to TWF airport
- 147 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,219 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cassia County: R+69 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk