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Menan is a tiny town of 876 people in Jefferson County, Idaho. It's about 16 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 203 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
876people
$293kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
223Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 876
- Part of a metro area
- About 849 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 16 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,846/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to IDA airport
- 203 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,813 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+73 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk