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Midvale is a tiny town of 347 people in Washington County, Idaho. It's about 65 miles from Boise, ID and 298 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $775 a month.
347people
$231kTypical home
$775/moRent
93° / 31°Summer / winter
56"Snow
238Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 347
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 135 people per sq mi
- 298 mi to Portland, OR
- 65 mi to Boise, ID
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,454/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MYL airport
- 67 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 222 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,533 ft
- 334 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+62 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.