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Leadore is a tiny town of 135 people in Lemhi County, Idaho. It's about 105 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 279 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $326k and rent runs about $754 a month.
135people
$326kTypical home
$754/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
40"Snow
241Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 135
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 437 people per sq mi
- 279 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 105 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 91 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $326k (≈$2,056/mo)
- Median rent $754/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SMN airport
- 162 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 260 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,985 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 43 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lemhi County: R+55 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.