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Notus is a tiny town of 573 people in Canyon County, Idaho. It's about 30 miles from Boise, ID and 314 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $1k a month.
573people
$287kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
92° / 38°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 573
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,512 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Portland, OR
- 30 mi to Boise, ID
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,810/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (625 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BOI airport
- 31 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,330 ft
- 355 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 239 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Canyon County: R+47 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk