Mountain Home is a city in Elmore County, Idaho, home to about 16,493 people across 6.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 83647.
Homes sold for a median of $225 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountain Home. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV328 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA647 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain Home; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Mountain Home had 15,979 residents in the 2020 census, up 43% since 2000.
It’s the 16th largest of 232 towns in Idaho by population.
Elmore County grew from 2,286 residents in 1900 to 28,666 in 2020.
Elmore County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 7.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bruneau, ID weather station (19 miles away).
4,848 jobs at 477 businesses in Elmore County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
112 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mountain Home.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 18 |
| Mental health providers | 34 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 20 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (13 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Mountain Home District, Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc., Prairie Elementary District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary SchoolMountain Home | Pre-K–4 | 386 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| North Elementary SchoolMountain Home | Pre-K–4 | 357 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| West Elementary SchoolMountain Home | Pre-K–4 | 556 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Fern-Waters Public Charter SchoolSalmon | K–8 | 141 | Charter | 167.1 mi |
| Prairie Elem/Jr. High SchoolPrairie | K–8 | 6 | Public | 25.9 mi |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - MontessoriMountain Home | K–6 | 164 | Charter | 0.7 mi |
| Hacker Middle SchoolMountain Home | 5–6 | 530 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Bennett Mountain High SchoolMountain Home | 6–12 | 88 | Alternative Education | 0.6 mi |
| Mountain Home Junior High SchoolMountain Home | 7–8 | 500 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - OnsiteMountain Home | 7–12 | 113 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| Mountain Home Sr. High SchoolMountain Home | 9–12 | 918 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - OnlineMountain Home | 9–12 | 216 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| Richard Mckenna Charter School - Online AlternativeMountain Home | 9–12 | — | Charter, Alternative Education | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children S House MontessoriMountain Home | Pre-K–K | 2 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
| Grace Montessori SchoolMountain Home | Pre-K–K | 21 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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