Skip to content

TownTapestry

Find a town

Guest, Sign inJoin

Compare towns

Wallace vs Juliaetta

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5× in Wallace) and typical home built (33 yrs in Wallace).

×

Wallace, IDA regional job hubIdaho · 1,027 people

×

Juliaetta, IDHomes around $349KIdaho · 672 people

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.

WallaceA regional job hub

Work615 jobsbased in Wallace, a regional job hub Housing$264K typical home45% below the ID typical home

HistorySettled in 18847 places on the National Register All about Wallace →

JuliaettaHomes around $349K

Housing$349K typical home27% below the ID typical home SchoolsBetter than 33%of ID districts All about Juliaetta →

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.

Jobs per worker5×

Wallace is more of a job hub

Wallace 2.52Juliaetta 0.50

Typical home built33 yrs

Wallace’s homes are older

Juliaetta 1971Wallace 1938

Average commute9 min

Wallace has the shorter commute

Juliaetta 27 minWallace 18 min

Seasonal homes+14.7 pts

Wallace has more second homes

Wallace 15.2%Juliaetta 0.5%

Growth since 2010+6.9 pts

Juliaetta has grown faster since 2010

Juliaetta +7.8%Wallace +0.9%

Work in town+12.4 pts

More of Wallace’s workers stay in town

Wallace 16%Juliaetta 3.6%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Juliaetta

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%

Wallace$1,520/mo

Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $727/mo · Housing →

Juliaetta$1,970/mo

Typical home $349K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $646/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Juliaetta and Wallace.

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

Wallace gets 58 more inches of snow a year

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

WallaceJuliaetta

Snow a year76″18″

January low24°F 28°F

July high81°F 90°F

Growing season (days)149d 182d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th 65th

Outdoors & history

WallaceJuliaetta

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land6.3%—

Settled1884 —

National Register places7 2

Archive photos12 6

Community

WallaceJuliaetta

Library hours a week33 hrs 18 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.

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

C+WallaceBetter than 38% of districts in the state CJuliaettaBetter than 33% of districts in the state

Health

CWallaceHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns –JuliaettaNot graded

Where they are

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WallaceID JuliaettaID

Wallace ↔ Juliaetta72 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

WallaceJuliaetta

People

Population 1,027Highest 672Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.9%Lowest ID: +17.3% +7.8%Highest ID: +17.3%

Median age 47±8.1Lowest 26% above ID 50±5.4Highest 34% above ID

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

Kids under 18 17.7%±5.5Lowest ID: 24.1% 19.2%±5.4Highest ID: 24.1%

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

Age 65+ 19.1%±4.2Lowest ID: 17% 22%±8Highest ID: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.6%Highest ID: 31.8% 17.7%Lowest ID: 31.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.6Highest ID: 6.3% 0.3%±1.8Lowest ID: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,492±$8kLowest 34% below ID $52,455±$9kHighest 33% below ID

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $232,700±$35kLowest 44% below ID $268,600±$40kHighest 36% below ID

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $727±$83Highest 41% below ID $646±$114Lowest 48% below ID

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,468Highest 28% below ID $1,319Lowest 35% below ID

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.3%±13.4Highest ID: 46.9% 41.7%±22.8Lowest ID: 46.9%

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

Below poverty line 20.1%Highest ID: 10.6% 7.6%Lowest ID: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.6%Lowest ID: 72.1% 63.6%Highest ID: 72.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 53 yrs older than ID 1971Highest 20 yrs older than ID

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 15% below ID 27 minHighest 25% above ID

Work from home 12.8%±5.9Highest ID: 13.3% 7.7%±5.5Lowest ID: 13.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 16%Highest 3.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.52Highest 0.50Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Osburn (15%)Lewiston (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JuliaettaFew work in Wallace

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.1Highest 58.3Lowest

Schools

School district WALLACE DISTRICTKENDRICK JOINT DISTRICT

High school in town Wallace Jr./Sr. High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 10.1 —

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Wallace neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Wallace’s Town Square.

Juliaetta neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Juliaetta’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Wallace and Juliaetta

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Wallace

Challis854 people · $176K homes

Glenns Ferry1,438 people · $198K homes

Marsing1,306 people · $347K homes

Horseshoe Bend758 people · $277K homes

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.