ID area data
Castleford, ID
Castleford, ID.
Population: 482 (Census ACS)
1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with winterweather, heatwave, landslide the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 4.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 629.4 (-1.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 95.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 11.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $7.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- CASTLEFORD SCHOOL
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- winterWeather, heatWave, landslide, wildfire
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 97% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 32.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 11.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 23
- Days with Good air quality
- 264
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 76
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 158
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (28 mi)
- National parks include
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Minidoka National Historic Site, City Of Rocks National Reserve
- Airports within 30 mi
- 7
- Nearest airport
- Buhl Municipal Airport (13 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Hospitals include
- ST LUKES MAGIC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, NORTH CANYON MEDICAL CENTER, ST LUKE'S JEROME
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Housing built before 1970
- 35.9%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 25.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,606
- Households with broadband internet
- 60.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 36,384
- Average weekly wage
- $903
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 538
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Castleford, ID?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: winterWeather, heatWave, landslide, wildfire.
- What is the wildfire risk in Castleford, ID?
- Risk to homes is higher than 97% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Castleford, ID?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Castleford, ID?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Castleford, ID?
- 1 schools (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in Castleford, ID?
- Good. Median AQI: 23. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Castleford, ID?
- Regional Price Parity: 95.5 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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