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- 1867Dayton is settled
DaytonID
A town of 545, settled in 1867.
Population
545
2025 Census estimate · +5.6% since 2020
Median home value
$308K
Census ACS
Household income
$82K
median
Median age
34.5
years
Jobs based here
217
Balanced
Is Dayton a good place to live?
Dayton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
545 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Dayton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dayton, and how to reach them.
PowerRocky Mountain Power13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Dayton water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Dayton’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFranklin County ClerkFranklin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes83232, 8328683232 69% · 83286 31%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dayton.
Natural hazards
Dayton faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Dayton, 55% come from inland flooding and 19% from earthquakes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 71% of U.S. communities.
71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Schools
The schools Dayton’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the West Side Joint District. Its three schools are below. The 3 public schools in Dayton teach 798 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold B Lee Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 373 | A |
| West Side Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 248 | B+ |
| Beutler Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 177 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Climate
Dayton: snowy winters and hot summers
The seasons in Dayton: cold, snowy winters, warm summers, with very little rain. Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 52 inches a winter.
52″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–34°
Spring33–58°
Summer51–85°
Fall33–61°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Dayton than in most of Idaho or the rest of the country
2.8% of Dayton residents live below the poverty line, below both the Idaho town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). This Idaho town had 217 jobs in 2023, up 68 from 2013. Among 60 Idaho towns, just 3 have a higher mean commuting time than Dayton. Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles.
1%work in town
| Dayton | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 9.9% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Dayton1%
Preston31%
Logan9%
North Logan4%
Pocatello4%
24 mi
median commute distance
217
jobs based in Dayton
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
More children than Idaho overall
Here, 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Idaho as a whole. Children under 18 are 30% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (36% statewide). The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Dayton at 545 residents, up 5.6% since 2020. The town’s median age stands at 34.5 years.
34.5median age · ID 37.3
| Dayton | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.5 years | 35.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 25% | 29% |
DaytonIdahoUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma3%
High school25%
Some college27%
Associate’s14%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate9%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 25% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Dayton’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19 points. Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Dayton | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.2% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.3% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.3% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Health
How healthy Dayton is
This Idaho town tracks Idaho closely on all 32 CDC measures. 30% of Dayton adults have high blood pressure, close to Idaho’s towns (31%) and below U.S. towns (35%). The share of adults in Dayton who had a checkup this year: 72%.
| Dayton | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Idaho
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Franklin County Medical Center
5.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$600Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Outdoors
0% of Dayton is conserved land
3.3 miles of trail. Dayton’s trail network density comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 4,268 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dayton
18pages on Dayton
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dayton; the nearest are
Utah State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Logan, UT27.1 mi$9,228 in-state tuitionCollege of Eastern IdahoCommunity college · Public · Idaho Falls95 mi$3,390 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Dayton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
About Dayton
City in Idaho, United States
Dayton is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 510 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1867
- Area
- 6.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,823 ft
- ZIP code
- 83232
- Area code
- 208
Questions about Dayton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dayton, ID a good place to live?
Dayton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.