Cold semi-arid
Star, Idaho
Ada County, Idaho · Population 13k · 2,467 ft elevation
Living in Star
Star has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ 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.
Star is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.
Star at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 2,467 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,152 hrs81th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $499k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,622/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 68%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,723 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 3.4″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 26°F | 1.0″ | 1.4″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 32°F | 1.3″ | 0.2″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 36°F | 1.1″ | — | 272 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 51°F | 0.7″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 416 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 47°F | 0.4″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 28°F | 1.2″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 4.2″ | 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