Living in Moore, ID
Moore is a tiny town of 228 people in Butte County, Idaho. It's about 69 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 217 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $608 a month.
228people
$233kTypical home
$608/moRent
86° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
260Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 228
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 803 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 69 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $608/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 260 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 105 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 30
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SUN airport
- 143 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 234 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,479 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 65 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Butte County: R+73 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.