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Montpelier is a small town of 2,694 people in Bear Lake County, Idaho. It's about 49 miles from Logan, UT and 112 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $535 a month.
2,694people
$240kTypical home
$535/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
85"Snow
237Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,694
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 49 mi to Logan, UT
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,515/mo)
- Median rent $535/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (384 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to PIH airport
- 112 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,985 ft
- 613 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bear Lake County: R+77 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