Hot-summer Mediterranean
Hidden Springs, Idaho
Ada County, Idaho · Population 3.5k · 2,874 ft elevation
Living in Hidden Springs
Hidden Springs has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hidden Springs is an outdoor hub: about 40% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Hidden Springs at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 2,874 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 57″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,152 hrs81th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $684k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,276/mo92th percentile
- Median household income
- $159k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.274th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 40%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,182 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 27°F | 2.3″ | 14.0″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 30°F | 1.6″ | 9.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 36°F | 2.1″ | 6.6″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 1.9″ | 2.4″ | 272 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 46°F | 2.1″ | 0.7″ | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 368 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 61°F | 0.3″ | — | 417 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 61°F | 0.2″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 0.6″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 43°F | 1.2″ | 0.4″ | 248 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 2.0″ | 7.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 16.7″ | 125 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology