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Preston is a big small town of 5,928 people in Franklin County, Idaho. It's about 25 miles from Logan, UT and 91 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $811 a month.
5,928people
$350kTypical home
$811/moRent
89° / 32°Summer / winter
52"Snow
237Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,928
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 868 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 25 mi to Logan, UT
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,209/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (365 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to OGD airport
- 91 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,721 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+78 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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