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%

Notus$1,640/mo

Typical home $287K (Census) · 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: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Basalt and Notus.

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.

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

NotusBasalt

Snow a year12″15″

January low23°F 17°F

July high92°F 87°F

Growing season (days)165d 149d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th 73rd

Outdoors & history

NotusBasalt

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0.8%—

Archive photos8 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

NotusBasalt

Library hours a week19 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

233 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NotusID BasaltID

Notus ↔ Basalt233 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

NotusBasalt

People

Population 573Highest 569Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14.7% ID: +17.3% —

Median age 37.5±7.7Highest about the ID average 37±5.9Lowest about the ID average

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

Kids under 18 24.3%±4Lowest ID: 24.1% 30.4%±6.4Highest ID: 24.1%

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

Age 65+ 10.1%±4Lowest ID: 17% 12.1%±5.8Highest ID: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Highest ID: 31.8% 12.2%Lowest ID: 31.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.7%±5.5Highest ID: 6.3% 0.7%±1.1Lowest ID: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,813±$19kLowest 17% below ID $78,472±$30kHighest about the ID average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $287,000±$45kLowest 31% below ID $306,600±$70kHighest 27% below ID

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$512Highest 9% below ID $775±$470Lowest 37% below ID

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,645Highest 19% below ID $1,109Lowest 46% below ID

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.3%±65.2Highest ID: 46.9% 3.6%±74.4Lowest ID: 46.9%

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

Below poverty line 16.2%Highest ID: 10.6% 1.4%Lowest ID: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.4%Highest ID: 72.1% 80.7%Lowest ID: 72.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 2 yrs newer than ID 1971Lowest 20 yrs older than ID

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 31% above ID 29 minHighest 33% above ID

Work from home 13.5%±10.5Lowest ID: 13.3% 13.8%±12.6Highest ID: 13.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Lowest 1.49Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Boise City (24%)Idaho Falls (27%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.1Lowest 58.7Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Notus vs Basalt

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

233 miles apart

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