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About Gooding
City in Idaho, United StatesGooding is the county seat of and the largest city in Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,716 at the 2020 census. The city is named for Frank R. Gooding, a local sheep rancher who became a prominent political figure in Idaho in the early 20th century, serving as both Governor of Idaho and a United States Senator. The original name of Gooding was Toponis. Gooding is home to the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind. The world's largest factory for barrel cheese, the raw product for processed cheese, is located in Gooding. It has a capacity of 120,000 metric tons per year of barrel cheese and belongs to the Glanbia group. Gooding is also home to Gooding Elementary, Go…
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Housing in Gooding
The typical Gooding home is worth about $330,000, up 2% in a year, 31% below the Idaho typical home.
Safety in Gooding
Safety Grade B-
Gooding reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
Health in Gooding
Health Grade D
Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 43% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Idaho
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Schools in Gooding
All Gooding schools →School Grade C
The public schools Gooding’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ID. Ratings are from neighbors.
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