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Marsing is a small town of 1,306 people in Owyhee County, Idaho. It's about 29 miles from Boise, ID and 315 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $654 a month.
1,306people
$347kTypical home
$654/moRent
91° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,306
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,918 people per sq mi
- 315 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 29 mi to Boise, ID
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,189/mo)
- Median rent $654/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BOI airport
- 29 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,274 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 194 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Owyhee County: R+68 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk