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New Meadows is a tiny town of 411 people in Adams County, Idaho. It's about 95 miles from Boise, ID and 312 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 113 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $1k a month.
411people
$332kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
113"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 411
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 704 people per sq mi
- 312 mi to Portland, OR
- 95 mi to Boise, ID
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,092/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 113" of snow a year
- 39 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MYL airport
- 97 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 232 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,868 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 97 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+55 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk