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Rigby is a big small town of 5,404 people in Jefferson County, Idaho. It's about 14 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 200 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,404people
$336kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
51"Snow
223Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,404
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,235 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 14 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,120/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (784 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 49% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to IDA airport
- 199 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 239 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,862 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+73 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk