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Garden Valley is a tiny town of 438 people in Boise County, Idaho. It's about 36 miles from Boise, ID and 307 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $629k and rent runs about $907 a month.
438people
$629kTypical home
$907/moRent
89° / 34°Summer / winter
70"Snow
226Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 438
- Part of a metro area
- About 60 people per sq mi
- 307 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 36 mi to Boise, ID
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $629k (≈$3,967/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BOI airport
- 38 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,071 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boise County: R+54 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
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.