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Dubois is a tiny town of 585 people in Clark County, Idaho. It's about 48 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 235 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $770 a month.
585people
$210kTypical home
$770/moRent
88° / 30°Summer / winter
44"Snow
239Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 585
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 214 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 48 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,322/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to IDA airport
- 203 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 274 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,138 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+69 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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