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Idaho City is a tiny town of 581 people in Boise County, Idaho. It's about 25 miles from Boise, ID and 290 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $780 a month.
581people
$476kTypical home
$780/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
101"Snow
254Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 581
- Part of a metro area
- About 872 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 25 mi to Boise, ID
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,002/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 39 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 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BOI airport
- 27 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 207 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,934 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.