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Shoshone is a small town of 1,911 people in Lincoln County, Idaho. It's about 26 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 196 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,911people
$230kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
94° / 37°Summer / winter
30"Snow
252Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,911
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,629 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 26 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,449/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to TWF airport
- 101 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,970 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+56 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk