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Horseshoe Bend is a tiny town of 758 people in Boise County, Idaho. It's about 22 miles from Boise, ID and 307 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $836 a month.
758people
$277kTypical home
$836/moRent
91° / 39°Summer / winter
43"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 758
- Part of a metro area
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 307 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 22 mi to Boise, ID
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,746/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 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 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BOI airport
- 24 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 214 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,651 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 289 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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