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Rexburg is a small city of 40,543 people in Madison County, Idaho. It's about 26 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 211 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $1k a month.
40,543people
$395kTypical home
$1,004/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
51"Snow
223Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,543
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,910 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 26 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,492/mo)
- Median rent $1,004/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (423 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 29% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 56% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to IDA airport
- 210 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 249 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 27% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,872 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- College in town
Politics
- Madison County: R+64 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk