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Lava Hot Springs is a tiny town of 218 people in Bannock County, Idaho. It's about 29 miles from Pocatello, ID and 127 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $317k and rent runs about $870 a month.
218people
$317kTypical home
$870/moRent
86° / 31°Summer / winter
45"Snow
244Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 218
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 312 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 29 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $317k (≈$1,997/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,263 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PIH airport
- 127 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,997 ft
- 590 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bannock County: R+25 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.