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Glenns Ferry is a small town of 1,438 people in Elmore County, Idaho. It's about 51 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 230 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 99°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $646 a month.
1,438people
$198kTypical home
$646/moRent
99° / 44°Summer / winter
26"Snow
252Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,438
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 692 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 51 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,248/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 99°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to TWF airport
- 63 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,559 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Elmore County: R+49 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk