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Midvale vs Bancroft

271 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.6× in Bancroft) and property tax bill (2.4× in Bancroft).

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Midvale, IDA small town of 347Idaho · 347 people
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Bancroft, IDKnown for its schoolsIdaho · 250 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MidvaleA small town of 347
Quiet strengthsMidvale doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Midvale →
BancroftKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 88%of ID districts Housing$367K typical home23% below the ID typical home All about Bancroft →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid9.6×
Bancroft has the more walkable street grid
Bancroft 103Midvale 10.7
Property tax bill2.4×
Tax bills are bigger in Bancroft
Bancroft $1,713Midvale $719
Rent+42%
Rent runs higher in Bancroft
Bancroft $1,104Midvale $775
Home values+40%
Homes cost more in Midvale
Midvale $230,600Bancroft $164,200
Typical home built35 yrs
Bancroft’s homes are older
Midvale 1973Bancroft 1938
Average commute11 min
Midvale has the shorter commute
Bancroft 29 minMidvale 18 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $970 more a month in Bancroft

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.

Midvale$1,270/mo
Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 0.31% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →
Bancroft$2,240/mo
Typical home $367K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,104/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,700 a year, between Bancroft and Midvale.

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−MidvaleBetter than 47% of districts in the state ABancroftBetter than 88% of districts in the state
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
MidvaleBancroft
Snow a year—45″
January low—15°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—121d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st64th
Outdoors & history
MidvaleBancroft
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos41
Famous people born here11
Community
MidvaleBancroft
Library hours a week24 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

271 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MidvaleIDBancroftID
Midvale ↔ Bancroft271 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.

MidvaleBancroft
People
Population 347Highest 250Lowest
Median age 52.1±13.7Highest 40% above ID 48.6±38.4Lowest 30% above ID
Midvale and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±6.7Highest ID: 24.1% 6.8%±12.5Lowest ID: 24.1%
Midvale and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.7%±4.6Highest ID: 17% 25.2%±5.5Lowest ID: 17%
Midvale and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21%Highest ID: 31.8% 10.3%Lowest ID: 31.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±3.5Lowest ID: 6.3% 0.4%±4.9Highest ID: 6.3%
Bancroft and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,462±$28kLowest 38% below ID $78,281±$38kHighest about the ID average
Bancroft and Midvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,600±$38kHighest 45% below ID $164,200±$14kLowest 61% below ID
Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$170Lowest 37% below ID $1,104±$45Highest 11% below ID
Property taxmedian, yearly $719Lowest 65% below ID $1,713Highest 16% below ID
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±100Highest ID: 46.9% 28.6%±100Lowest ID: 46.9%
Midvale and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.5%Highest ID: 10.6% 1.2%Lowest ID: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest ID: 72.1% 85.6%Lowest ID: 72.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 18 yrs older than ID 1938Lowest 53 yrs older than ID
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 17% below ID 29 minHighest 32% above ID
Work from home 4.2%±5.8Highest ID: 13.3% 0%±9.5Lowest ID: 13.3%
Midvale and Bancroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.76Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cambridge (16%)Soda Springs (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BancroftFew work in Midvale
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.7Lowest 103Highest
Schools
School district MIDVALE DISTRICTNORTH GEM DISTRICT
High school in town Midvale Alternative SchoolNorth Gem High School
Students per teacherat that high school 6.2Lowest 7.6Highest
Idaho average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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