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Shelley is a big small town of 5,092 people in Bingham County, Idaho. It's about 9 miles from Idaho Falls, ID and 180 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,092people
$295kTypical home
$1,265/moRent
87° / 30°Summer / winter
38"Snow
239Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,227 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Idaho Falls, ID
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,265/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to IDA airport
- 179 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,633 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 1 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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