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Riverside is a tiny town of 867 people in Bingham County, Idaho. It's about 22 miles from Pocatello, ID and 169 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $874 a month.
867people
$279kTypical home
$874/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
18"Snow
239Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 867
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 404 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 22 mi to Pocatello, ID
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,759/mo)
- Median rent $874/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PIH airport
- 168 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 209 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,459 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bingham County: R+60 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.