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Wendell is a small town of 2,981 people in Gooding County, Idaho. It's about 19 miles from Twin Falls, ID and 199 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $815 a month.
2,981people
$242kTypical home
$815/moRent
90° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
252Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,981
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,119 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 19 mi to Twin Falls, ID
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,527/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (378 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (577 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TWF airport
- 94 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,435 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gooding County: R+60 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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