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Hidden Springs is a small town of 3,378 people in Ada County, Idaho. It's about 8 miles from Boise, ID and 300 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $774k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,378people
$774kTypical home
$1,577/moRent
91° / 40°Summer / winter
37"Snow
244Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,378
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,282 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 8 mi to Boise, ID
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $774k (≈$4,878/mo)
- Median rent $1,577/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (605 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 43% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BOI airport
- 11 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 201 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,973 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 453 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ada County: R+10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.