ID area data
Chester, ID
Chester, ID.
Population: 220 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 629.4 (-1.0% YoY)
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
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, lightning, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 44.5°F
- Average high
- 56.5°F
- Average low
- 32.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 12.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Grand Teton National Park (43 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Stanford Field (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) (43 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.7 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Median annual property tax
- $892
- Households with broadband internet
- 60.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,598
- Average weekly wage
- $773
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Construction, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 130
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