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Mud Lake is a tiny town of 491 people in Jefferson County, Idaho. It's about 33 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 214 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
491people
$172kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
87° / 28°Summer / winter
22"Snow
239Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 491
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,458 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 33 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,082/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 52% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to IDA airport
- 188 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 253 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,784 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 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