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Emmett is a big small town of 8,275 people in Gem County, Idaho. It's about 23 miles from Boise, ID and 316 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,275people
$342kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
92° / 38°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,275
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,841 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 23 mi to Boise, ID
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,157/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (305 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BOI airport
- 25 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,375 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 426 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 100 bars within 25 mi
- 209 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gem County: R+66 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk