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Wilder is a small town of 2,074 people in Canyon County, Idaho. It's about 34 miles from Boise, ID and 310 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $793 a month.
2,074people
$271kTypical home
$793/moRent
92° / 38°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,074
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,747 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to Portland, OR
- 34 mi to Boise, ID
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,708/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (514 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (519 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 50% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BOI airport
- 35 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,431 ft
- 352 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Idaho districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Canyon County: R+47 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk