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Living in Island Park, ID

Island Park is a tiny town of 170 people in Fremont County, Idaho. It's about 80 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 261 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 161 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $864 a month.

170people
$294kTypical home
$864/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
161"Snow
211Sunny days
130Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 170
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 28 people per sq mi
  • 261 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
  • 80 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
  • 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $294k (≈$1,853/mo)
  • Median rent $864/mo
  • Median household income $91k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 78°F
  • Winter highs around 26°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
  • 211 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
  • 154 cloudy days a year
  • 53 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 130 days a year with rain or snow
  • 161" of snow a year
  • 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 78 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 67
  • 29% of households have kids
  • 28% are 65 or older
  • 27% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 7% walk or take transit to work
  • 15 mi to WYS airport
  • 252 mi to BOI (major hub)
  • 284 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 86% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1981
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 6,434 ft
  • 562 mi to the ocean
  • 16 mi to a big lake
  • 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 47 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 1 golf course within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 2 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 78 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 43% of Idaho districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 52 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 53 mi to the nearest vet
  • 12 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 2 congregations per 10k people
  • 54 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Fremont County: R+69 in 2024
  • Idaho: R+37 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Low 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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