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Homedale is a small town of 3,069 people in Owyhee County, Idaho. It's about 36 miles from Boise, ID and 311 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,069people
$238kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
92° / 38°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,174 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Portland, OR
- 36 mi to Boise, ID
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,501/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BOI airport
- 36 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,251 ft
- 353 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Owyhee County: R+68 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