Cold semi-arid
Homedale, Idaho
Owyhee County, Idaho · Population 3k · 2,234 ft elevation
Living in Homedale
Homedale has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Homedale is an outdoor hub: about 46% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.
Homedale at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 2,234 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,151 hrs81th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $200k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $951/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.55%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 46%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,526 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 3.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 1.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 0.4″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 37°F | 0.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 1.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 53°F | 0.8″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 59°F | 0.3″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 46°F | 0.4″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 36°F | 0.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 29°F | 1.0″ | 1.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 1.2″ | 4.8″ | 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