Cassia
Idaho

What stands out

What stands out about Cassia County: rainfall is in the bottom 5% of American counties (14 inches a year), the average commute is in the bottom 8% of American counties (16 minutes), and unemployment is in the bottom 9% of American counties (2.2%). Within Idaho it ranks 12th of 44 counties for rainfall, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Cassia County, Idaho. 24,859 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -148).

Idaho has a flat 5.3% income tax and grew faster than almost any state between 2015 and 2023, driven by arrivals from California and Washington to the Boise area. Home prices in Ada County more than doubled in that stretch. The state offers a property-tax reduction for lower-income seniors and taxes Social Security for nobody.

Money

The typical household here brings in $63,525 a year, higher than 59% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,757. Unemployment runs 2.2%, lower than 91% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 16 minutes each way.

Idaho takes 4.9% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,112 a year.

Home

The median home costs $349K, pricier than 79% of American counties, about 3.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $832 a month. Property tax is 0.48% of home value, roughly $1,091 a year on that median home, lower than 89% of American counties. 69% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 57% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 77.0 years, longer than 64% of American counties. There are 35 active physicians in the county, about 14.1 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 16.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.01 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 53% of American counties. 86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 67 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 65% of eligible voters turned out. Under Idaho law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 49°F, highs near 61 and lows near 37, colder than 78% of American counties. About 14 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 49 out of 100, safer than 51% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 121 Mbps down, slower than 81% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 National Park Service site.