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Hansen is a small town of 1,225 people in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It's about 8 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 172 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $788 a month.
1,225people
$220kTypical home
$788/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
252Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,225
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,510 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 8 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,389/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TWF airport
- 120 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,029 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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