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42.93° N · 112.46° W · GEOID 1614680

Chubbuck

Bannock County, Idaho · part of the Pocatello, ID metro

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The short answer

Chubbuck is home to 16,126 people. Median household income is $82,977 a year and median rent is $1,048 a month, 15.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $341,700, about 4.1x annual median household income.

Chubbuck stands out for what is close at hand. OpenStreetMap shows 32.9 parks per 10,000 residents, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 36 Idaho places we track. Also notable: Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 91% of places its size.

71OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Chubbuck scores better than 71% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 12th of 36 in Idaho.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%65
Economy 20%59
Safety 20%35
Amenities 15%54
Education 10%41
Commute 10%92
Growth 5%91
Median gross rent
$1,048
23% below the median place
Median household income
$82,977
3% above the median place
Median home value
$341,700
7% above the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
13% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Chubbuck

  • SchoolsPublic schools here have 20.5 students per teacher, more than in 90% of the 1,707 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Chubbuck

Bannock County loses about 0.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,946
Moved out3,966
Net−20

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Idaho, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IdahoOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$52K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bannock County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bannock County report $53,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,200.
Income you would need
$41,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,048 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,592 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $341,700.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 10.7% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Rockton, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.0%
51% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.7%
19% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$52,249
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureChubbuckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.7%19% below
Moved from another state13.0%51% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-0.350% above
Income of households moving in8County figure$53,12925% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$52,24926% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 15.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 36 Idaho places we track.

Chubbuck15.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$41,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.2%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
8% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$75,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Chubbuck, $1,048 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Chubbuck, but easier on the budget

Places that match Chubbuck on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Rockton, IL939.2% vs 15.2%$36,500Compare
Bremen, GA9212.2% vs 15.2%$8,900Compare
Sergeant Bluff, IA9211.2% vs 15.2%$43,500Compare
Troy, IL9111.9% vs 15.2%$25,400Compare

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Vacant homes1
3.9%
44% below the median place
Median year built1
1995
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
23% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureChubbuckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,04823% below
Rent to income115.2%25% below
Property tax rate10.7%23% below
Home price to income14.1x8% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.912% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,25123% below
HUD area median income4County figure$100,8006% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,40126% below
Median home value1$341,7007% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.6%82% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.9%20% above
Homeownership172.5%9% above
Renters paying 30%+149.6%2% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,59215% below
Vacant homes13.9%44% below
Median year built119951% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 17 min, 31% below the median place.

Mean commute1
17 min
31% below the median place
Poverty rate1
6.0%
44% below the median place
Commutes by transit1
1.9%
126% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$34,059 −15%
Unemployment4.3% −13%
Works from home10.7% −14%
Median household income$82,977 +3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureChubbuckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$82,9773% above
Income per person1$34,05915% below
Unemployment14.3%13% below
Average annual pay6County figure$50,03024% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.8%30% above
Jobs6County figure38,27375% below
Poverty rate16.0%44% below
Mean commute117 min31% below
Works from home110.7%14% below
Commutes by transit11.9%126% above
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 3.0%, 66% below the median place.

Born abroad1
3.0%
66% below the median place
No health insurance1
3.6%
44% below the median place
Population change since 20207
7.9%
above the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.8% +4%
Household size2.8 +13%
Median age35.9 −8%
Homes with broadband91.2% −1%
Bachelor's or higher27.9% −13%
All 9 people measures
MeasureChubbuckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population116,1262828th largest
Population change since 202077.9%above (median 1.1%)
Median age135.98% below
Bachelor's or higher127.9%13% below
High school or higher195.8%4% above
Household size12.813% above
Born abroad13.0%66% below
No health insurance13.6%44% below
Homes with broadband191.2%1% below
05

Life in Chubbuck

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 36 Idaho places we track.

30 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents32.9 3.2×
Playgrounds per 10k29.8 3.2×
Grocery stores per 10k2.5 +17%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.8 −39%
Libraries per 10k1.2 +43%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.5 21.5×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve 67 miles
  • City of Rocks National Reserve 87 miles
  • Golden Spike National Historical Park 91 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.9 +0%
Shops35.4 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.7 −10%
Doctors' offices and clinics36.9 +83%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher14
20.5
33% above the median place
Public school students14
1,579
68% below the median place
Public schools14
4
56% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureChubbuckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14456% below
Public school students141,57968% below
Students per teacher1420.533% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.90% above
Shops per 10k9County figure35.417% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.710% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure36.983% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k1032.9223% above
Playgrounds per 10k1029.8216% above
Grocery stores per 10k102.517% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k106.839% below
Libraries per 10k101.243% above
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi104.5above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1166.7117% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles110below (median 2)
National Register listings12County figure30131% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 268, 40% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
268
40% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,630
34% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature15
45°F
18% below the median place
Tornado risk16
15.1
81% below the median place
Good air days17
88.8%
30% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureChubbuckAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure85°F2% below
January average low15County figure17°F32% below
Average temperature15County figure45°F18% below
Annual precipitation15County figure19.2 in56% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure66.928% below
Tornado risk16County figure15.181% below
Wildfire risk16County figure96.958% above
Heat wave risk16County figure79.012% below
Median air quality index17County figure3616% below
Good air days17County figure88.8%30% above
08

Chubbuck in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Chubbuck does better than 63% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 96%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,048/mo (2024)$1,330/mo$1,090 to $1,620/mo+4.1%
Median household income$82,977 (2024)$106,000$90,000 to $125,500+4.2%
Median home value$341,700 (2024)$520,000$377,000 to $716,000+7.2%
Population16,823 (2025)17,56016,840 to 18,310+0.9%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Chubbuck

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Terrace Heights, WA$1,196$83,016Compare
Middleton, ID$1,147$89,013Compare
Green Cove Springs, FL$1,114$75,142Compare
Chehalis, WA$1,102$73,702Compare
Chehalis, WAGreen Cove Springs, FLMiddleton, IDTerrace Heights, WAChubbuck, IDChubbuckTerrace HeightsMiddletonGreen Cove SpringsChehalisChubbuckTerrace HeightsMiddletonGreen Cove SpringsChehalis

Places built like Chubbuck

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Chubbuck performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Chubbuck, ID15.2%6.9%/yr7.9%
Los Lunas, NM21.4%2.1%/yr18.3%Compare
Cimarron Hills, CO24.7%4.5%/yrn/aCompare
Spring Creek, NV15.8%1.0%/yrn/aCompare
Fernley, NV21.0%7.3%/yr14.5%Compare
Ammon, ID19.1%5.0%/yr13.5%Compare
Fountain, CO24.3%6.0%/yr-1.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Chubbuck a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 71 out of 100, better than 71% of the places we rate and 12th of 36 in Idaho. Public schools here have 20.5 students per teacher, more than in 90% of the 1,707 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 73 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Chubbuck expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $341,700.

What salary do you need to live in Chubbuck?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $41,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Chubbuck safe?

There were 268 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Chubbuck?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Terrace Heights, WA, Middleton, ID, Green Cove Springs, FL and Chehalis, WA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Chubbuck with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Chubbuck itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/chubbuck-idaho

Citytistics. “Chubbuck, Idaho.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/chubbuck-idaho/

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