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Mackay is a tiny town of 602 people in Custer County, Idaho. It's about 84 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 233 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $691 a month.
602people
$280kTypical home
$691/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
26"Snow
260Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 602
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 695 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 84 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 80 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,763/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 35°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (358 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 11% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SUN airport
- 132 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 239 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,912 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 88 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+53 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
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.