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Donnelly is a tiny town of 195 people in Valley County, Idaho. It's about 79 miles from Boise, ID and 325 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $950 a month.
195people
$369kTypical home
$950/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
115"Snow
238Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 195
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 273 people per sq mi
- 325 mi to Portland, OR
- 79 mi to Boise, ID
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,328/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (573 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MYL airport
- 81 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 246 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,882 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley County: R+19 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
- Low 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.