Living in Pocatello, ID
Small city in Idaho
Pocatello is a small city in Idaho, home to about 57,000 people, with 104,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Pocatello a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $316k and rents for $1,630 a month
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Low natural disaster risk: 1 federally declared disaster since 2000
- Mild summers: highs around 86°F
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Smaller job market: about 104,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- No dog parks within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Pocatello: common questions
What is the cost of living in Pocatello?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $316k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,630 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 89, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Pocatello?
Idaho collects about $1,639 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.77% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Pocatello safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (1.1× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Pocatello?
Pocatello has cold winters: winter days average around 38°F and summer days around 86°F, with roughly 30″ of snow a year.
Does Pocatello get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, cold waves and earthquakes: 1 federally declared disaster has hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.05 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Pocatello?
The nearest major airport is SLC, about 146 mi away.
How Pocatello scores
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