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Ririe is a small town of 1,079 people in Jefferson County, Idaho. It's about 16 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 197 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,079people
$285kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
57"Snow
223Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,079
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,075 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 16 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,794/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 54% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to IDA airport
- 197 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 235 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,974 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 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
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.