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Letha is a tiny town of 109 people in Gem County, Idaho. It's about 29 miles from Boise, ID and 316 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $1k a month.
109people
$429kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
92° / 38°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 109
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 241 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Portland, OR
- 29 mi to Boise, ID
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,703/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BOI airport
- 31 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 210 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,290 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 200 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gem County: R+66 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
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.