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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Plummer$1,810/mo

Typical home $323K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $932/mo · Housing →

Paul$1,880/mo

Typical home $334K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $828/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Paul and Plummer.

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.

Where they are

360 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PlummerID PaulID

Plummer ↔ Paul360 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Idaho average

PlummerPaul

People

Population 1,162Lowest 1,586Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.8%Lowest ID: +17.3% +2.2%Highest ID: +17.3%

Median age 30±6.2Lowest 20% below ID 31±10.5Highest 17% below ID

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

Kids under 18 26.8%±3.3Highest ID: 24.1% 23.6%±6.5Lowest ID: 24.1%

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

Age 65+ 9%±2.3Lowest ID: 17% 10.8%±4.7Highest ID: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Highest ID: 31.8% 13.1%Lowest ID: 31.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.7Lowest ID: 6.3% 7.6%±4.7Highest ID: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,306±$9kLowest 30% below ID $66,500±$15kHighest 15% below ID

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $197,200±$36kLowest 53% below ID $268,100±$44kHighest 36% below ID

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $932±$57Highest 25% below ID $828±$119Lowest 33% below ID

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $883Lowest 57% below ID $1,266Highest 38% below ID

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.6%±13.9Highest ID: 46.9% 0%±11.2Lowest ID: 46.9%

Below poverty line 15%Highest ID: 10.6% 11.4%Lowest ID: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 56.5%Lowest ID: 72.1% 65.1%Highest ID: 72.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 10 yrs older than ID 1972Lowest 19 yrs older than ID

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 13% below ID 24 minHighest 10% above ID

Work from home 2.9%±2.5Lowest ID: 13.3% 4.4%±5.7Highest ID: 13.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 15.4%Highest 5.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 6.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.82Highest 1.15Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Maries (20%)Burley (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PaulFew work in Plummer

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.3Lowest 114Highest

Schools

School district PLUMMER-WORLEY JOINT DISTRICTMINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT

High school in town Lakeside High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 10.7 —

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.

Plummer vs Paul

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Plummer gets 36 more inches of snow a year

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