St. Charles’s story
162 years in pictures
1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1864St. Charles is settled
St. CharlesID
A town of 145, settled in 1864.
Population
145
residents
Typical home
$557K
+9.5% in a year
Median age
34.1
years
Jobs based here
6
A commuter town
Small town
145 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of St. Charles
Most working residents leave St. Charles for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Montpelier (24%), Paris (16%) and Soda Springs (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In St. Charles0%
Montpelier24%
Paris16%
Soda Springs6%
Pocatello6%
25 mi
median commute distance
6
jobs based in St. Charles
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
St. Charles has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
37″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter9–31°
Spring27–53°
Summer45–80°
Fall28–57°
Sep 21
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with avalanches at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesInland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing
A typical St. Charles home is worth about $557K
The typical St. Charles home is worth about $557,000, up 9.5% in a year, 16% above the Idaho typical home.
$557KZillow home value
Typical home value
St. Charles$557K
Idaho$479K
+9.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health
How healthy St. Charles is
St. Charles beats the Idaho average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
32 measures vs. Idaho
5 better22 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | St. Charles | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8% | 10.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.3% |
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital
14.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave St. Charles for work
Where St. Charles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
6jobs based in St. Charles
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Charles
City in Idaho, United States
St. Charles or Saint Charles is a city in southern Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, that is located near the northwestern shore of Bear Lake. Its population was 161 at the 2020 census, up from 131 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1864
- Population
- 161
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,965 ft
- ZIP code
- 83272
- Area code
- 208
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