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Fruitland is a big small town of 6,663 people in Payette County, Idaho. It's about 45 miles from Boise, ID and 300 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $330k and rent runs about $798 a month.
6,663people
$330kTypical home
$798/moRent
93° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,663
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,458 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Portland, OR
- 45 mi to Boise, ID
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $330k (≈$2,078/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (387 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BOI airport
- 47 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 215 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,205 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Payette County: R+63 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