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Living in Irwin, ID

Irwin is a tiny town of 236 people in Bonneville County, Idaho. It's about 38 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 185 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $1k a month.

236people
$433kTypical home
$1,133/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
84"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 236
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 90 people per sq mi
  • 185 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
  • 38 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
  • 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $433k (≈$2,732/mo)
  • Median rent $1,133/mo
  • Median household income $68k
  • Property tax about 0.3% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 30°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
  • 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
  • 142 cloudy days a year
  • 53 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 115 days a year with rain or snow
  • 84" of snow a year
  • 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 40 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (784 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 58
  • 31% of households have kids
  • 21% are 65 or older
  • 31% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 35 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 31 mi to JAC airport
  • 184 mi to SLC (major hub)
  • 220 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 75% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1984
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 5,335 ft
  • 601 mi to the ocean
  • 6 mi to a big lake
  • 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 24 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 2 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 26 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 8% of Idaho districts (reading)
  • 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 22 mi to the nearest vet
  • 40 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 2 congregations per 10k people
  • 38 mi to the nearest college

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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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