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Filer is a small town of 2,925 people in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It's about 7 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 185 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,925people
$248kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
90° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
252Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,925
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,991 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 7 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,561/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 44% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to TWF airport
- 107 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,786 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Twin Falls County: R+49 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk