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Rupert is a big small town of 6,190 people in Minidoka County, Idaho. It's about 40 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 156 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $856 a month.
6,190people
$205kTypical home
$856/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
20"Snow
246Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,190
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,006 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 40 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,294/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (551 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TWF airport
- 144 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,160 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Minidoka County: R+63 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk