A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Deary$2,800/mo

Typical home $490K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Basalt$1,700/mo

Typical home $307K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,100 a month, about $13,200 a year, between Deary and Basalt.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Idaho ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B+DearyBetter than 70% of districts in the state –BasaltNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

DearyBasalt

Snow a year41″15″

January low26°F 17°F

July high82°F 87°F

Growing season (days)126d 149d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd 73rd

Outdoors & history

DearyBasalt

National Register places1 —

Community

DearyBasalt

Library hours a week18 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

322 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DearyID BasaltID

Deary ↔ Basalt322 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Idaho average

DearyBasalt

People

Population 458Lowest 569Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.4% ID: +17.3% —

Median age 41.1±13.6Highest 10% above ID 37±5.9Lowest about the ID average

Deary and Basalt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.1%±5.3Lowest ID: 24.1% 30.4%±6.4Highest ID: 24.1%

Age 65+ 20.7%±3.8Highest ID: 17% 12.1%±5.8Lowest ID: 17%

Deary and Basalt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.2%Highest ID: 31.8% 12.2%Lowest ID: 31.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.4Highest ID: 6.3% 0.7%±1.1Lowest ID: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,000±$19kLowest 16% below ID $78,472±$30kHighest about the ID average

Basalt and Deary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,200±$27kLowest 43% below ID $306,600±$70kHighest 27% below ID

Basalt and Deary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$383Highest 9% below ID $775±$470Lowest 37% below ID

Deary and Basalt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,341Highest 34% below ID $1,109Lowest 46% below ID

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.3%±54.3Highest ID: 46.9% 3.6%±74.4Lowest ID: 46.9%

Deary and Basalt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.1%Highest ID: 10.6% 1.4%Lowest ID: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84%Highest ID: 72.1% 80.7%Lowest ID: 72.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 32 yrs older than ID 1971Highest 20 yrs older than ID

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 38% above ID 29 minLowest 33% above ID

Work from home 10.2%±7.3Lowest ID: 13.3% 13.8%±12.6Highest ID: 13.3%

Basalt and Deary are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 7.5%Highest 3.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Lowest 1.49Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Moscow (26%)Idaho Falls (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BasaltFew work in Deary

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.8Highest 58.7Lowest

Idaho average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Deary vs Basalt

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,100 more a month in Deary

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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