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Newdale is a tiny town of 525 people in Fremont County, Idaho. It's about 35 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 215 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $302k and rent runs about $876 a month.
525people
$302kTypical home
$876/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
71"Snow
223Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 525
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,853 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 35 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $302k (≈$1,905/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (366 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to IDA airport
- 215 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 253 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,102 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fremont County: R+69 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
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.