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Mullan vs Grace

392 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (12 min in Grace) and growth since 2010 (+7.1 pts in Grace).

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Mullan, IDHomes around $216KIdaho · 890 people
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Grace, IDKnown for its schoolsIdaho · 1,349 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.

MullanHomes around $216K
Housing$216K typical home55% below the ID typical home SchoolsBetter than 31%of ID districts All about Mullan →
GraceKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 87%of ID districts Housing$358K typical home25% below the ID typical home History18 archive photos & papers1 place on the National Register All about Grace →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Average commute12 min
Grace has the shorter commute
Mullan 28 minGrace 16 min
Growth since 2010+7.1 pts
Grace has grown faster since 2010
Grace +0.5%Mullan -6.6%
Age 65++8.3 pts
Mullan has more people 65 and up
Mullan 21.3%Grace 13%
Typical home built12 yrs
Mullan’s homes are older
Grace 1950Mullan 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Grace

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.

Mullan$1,250/mo
Typical home $216K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,250/mo · Housing →
Grace$2,080/mo
Typical home $358K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Grace and Mullan.

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
CMullanBetter than 31% of districts in the state AGraceBetter than 87% of districts in the state
Health
–MullanNot graded BGraceHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns
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
MullanGrace
Snow a year76″91″
January low24°F7°F
July high81°F85°F
Growing season (days)149d77d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th64th
Outdoors & history
MullanGrace
National Register places11
Archive photos1218
Famous people born here2—
Community
MullanGrace
Library hours a week23 hrs37 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

392 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MullanIDGraceID
Mullan ↔ Grace392 miles apart
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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.

MullanGrace
People
Population 890Lowest 1,349Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.6%Lowest ID: +17.3% +0.5%Highest ID: +17.3%
Median age 44.1±10.5Highest 18% above ID 39.5±8Lowest 6% above ID
Mullan and Grace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.8%±7.3Lowest ID: 24.1% 28.5%±4Highest ID: 24.1%
Grace and Mullan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±1.7Highest ID: 17% 13%±3.3Lowest ID: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18%Highest ID: 31.8% 14.3%Lowest ID: 31.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±2.1Highest ID: 6.3% 1.4%±1.5Lowest ID: 6.3%
Mullan and Grace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,125±$31kLowest 12% below ID $72,885±$7kHighest 6% below ID
Grace and Mullan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $210,600±$41kHighest 50% below ID $189,500±$41kLowest 55% below ID
Mullan and Grace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,250±$386Highest about the ID average $883±$386Lowest 29% below ID
Mullan and Grace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,321Highest 35% below ID $1,310Lowest 36% below ID
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.4%±55.8Highest ID: 46.9% 9.7%±68Lowest ID: 46.9%
Mullan and Grace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest ID: 10.6% 13.8%Highest ID: 10.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Lowest ID: 72.1% 85.8%Highest ID: 72.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 53 yrs older than ID 1950Highest 41 yrs older than ID
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 31% above ID 16 minLowest 25% below ID
Work from home 8.7%±6.9Highest ID: 13.3% 5.8%±3.9Lowest ID: 13.3%
Mullan and Grace are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.3%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 0.54Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wallace (20%)Soda Springs (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GraceFew work in Mullan
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.0Highest 71.3Lowest
Schools
School district —GRACE JOINT DISTRICT
High school in town —Grace Jr./Sr. High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.1
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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