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Outdoors in Pocatello
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c. 1892
564 MSS P 24 B6 F5, c. 1892
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Woolley Apartments
The Woolley Apartments, at 303 North Hayes Avenue in Pocatello, Idaho, is an apartment building constructed in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
About Pocatello
City in the United StatesPocatello ( ) is the county seat of and the largest city in Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, containing the city's airport. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population of Pocatello was 56,320. Pocatello is the 6th most populous city in the state, just behind Caldwell. The city is at an elevation of 4,462 feet (1,360 m) above sea level and it sits on the Portneuf River in the Snake River Plain ecoregion. Pocatello covers a land area of 33.36 square miles (86.4 square kilometers)…
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Housing in Pocatello
The typical Pocatello home is worth about $343,000, up 1.6% in a year, 28% below the Idaho typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Pocatello
Safety Grade C
Pocatello reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.
Work & commute in Pocatello
Full picture →52% of Pocatello’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Chubbuck (9%), Idaho Falls (8%) and Boise City (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Pocatello
Health Grade B
Healthier than 63% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 89% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Idaho
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Pocatello
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Pocatello
Full climate →Pocatello has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Pocatello
All Pocatello schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Pocatello’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.
Pocatello is a college town
Colleges →of Pocatello’s residents are enrolled in college. Idaho State University has about 10,140 students on campus.
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