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Malta is a tiny town of 346 people in Cassia County, Idaho. It's about 58 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 129 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
346people
$159kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
12"Snow
246Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 346
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 251 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 58 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,005/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to PIH airport
- 127 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,521 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cassia County: R+69 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High 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.