IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Idaho Falls, ID
Idaho Falls is a mid-size city of 67,725 people in Bonneville County, Idaho. It's part of the Idaho Falls, ID area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
67,725people
$336kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
47"Snow
239Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
Is Idaho Falls right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,725
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,494 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- In the Idaho Falls, ID area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,116/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k)
- Low property crime (933 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to IDA airport
- 187 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,728 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bonneville County: R+45 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk