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Payette is a big small town of 8,536 people in Payette County, Idaho. It's about 48 miles from Boise, ID and 298 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $837 a month.
8,536people
$277kTypical home
$837/moRent
92° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,536
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,087 people per sq mi
- 298 mi to Portland, OR
- 48 mi to Boise, ID
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,744/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (745 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BOI airport
- 50 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,165 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Payette County: R+63 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk