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Mountain Home, ID

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Population
16,779
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
3,144 ft
Median Home Value
$309,400
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,155/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$63,125
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Mountain Home in context.

OverallBest places in IdahoPopulation ranking#19 highest population in IdahoNearest larger communityBoise City, Idaho42 miles away · 238,429 residents.

About Mountain Home

Mountain Home is an Elmore County city and regional center in southern Idaho. Mountain Home Air Force Base is one of the area's defining institutions, and Mountain Home School District 193 serves local students. The surrounding landscape is open, dry, and high-desert, with the Crater Rings National Natural Landmark about eight miles to the northwest. Mountain Home feels practical and military-adjacent, with ranch country, air base life, highway travel, and access to the Snake River Plain all shaping the city.

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Lower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow MugginessA+100.0rating

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