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Parma is a small town of 1,928 people in Canyon County, Idaho. It's about 38 miles from Boise, ID and 305 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $980 a month.
1,928people
$274kTypical home
$980/moRent
92° / 37°Summer / winter
11"Snow
244Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,928
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,784 people per sq mi
- 305 mi to Portland, OR
- 38 mi to Boise, ID
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,730/mo)
- Median rent $980/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°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
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (580 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BOI airport
- 39 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,241 ft
- 347 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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