ID area data
Basalt, ID
Basalt, ID.
Population: 569 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 629.4 (-1.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $720,079
- Median days on market
- 262 days
- Active listings
- 1
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,311/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,704/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 95.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 11.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $7.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, heatWave, lightning
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 17.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 51.3 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 5.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Rainbow Ranch Airport (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) (14 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.7 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +217 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $1,109
- Households with broadband internet
- 76.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 11,753
- Average weekly wage
- $895
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 247
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