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Jerome is a big small town of 12,930 people in Jerome County, Idaho. It's about 11 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 189 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $947 a month.
12,930people
$225kTypical home
$947/moRent
90° / 36°Summer / winter
25"Snow
252Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,930
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,285 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 11 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,421/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (391 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 52% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TWF airport
- 104 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,780 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jerome County: R+54 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk