Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,026, settled in 1905.
Filer's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B−, 34th among Idaho's 58 graded towns. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 72% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $414K, 6 years of the Twin Falls metro’s $69K median household income. On walkability, just 4 of Idaho’s 94 towns do worse. Achille Duquesne House and Union School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 59 Idaho towns, just 1 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Filer.
Where Filer beats most towns.
Where Filer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Filer is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 14%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 214 in 1910, 2,738 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 2 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Filer, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Filer.
Filer carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Idaho (mostly inland flooding), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 93% of Idaho towns; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
At 4 of 100, Filer’s FEMA risk score is against 50 of 100 in Idaho’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Filer District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Filer High School, with 500 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filer Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 397 | C |
| Filer High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 500 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 368 in 2013 to 623.
Most working residents leave Filer for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Filer has added 255 jobs, to 623 in 2023. At 26 minutes, Filer’s average trip to work is above Idaho’s towns (20 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Filer | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 23% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,877 U.S. towns with household incomes like Filer’s, it is healthier than 93%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
28% of Filer adults have high blood pressure. Filer beats the Idaho average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.2% of Filer adults have diabetes.
| Filer | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 10% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Filer | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 28.5% | 33.2% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 28.1% | 31.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Filer has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Filer is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Filer home is worth about $414,000, up 2.5% in a year, 13% below the Idaho typical home. 78% of households own their home in Filer.
| Filer | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,168 a month | $1,109 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Filer's reported crime rate is below Idaho's. Among 43 Idaho towns, just 4 have a lower property crime rate than Filer. 7 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Filer | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 6.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Among 56 Idaho towns, just 4 have a lower trail density than Filer.
| Filer | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Filer Community Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Twin Falls County Fairground | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Filer. Close and well known come first.
11 mi WaterfallShoshone Falls
10 mi Canyon & gorgeSnake River Canyon
19 mi National Historic SiteMinidoka National Historic Site44K visitors a year
21 mi National MonumentHagerman Fossil Beds National Monument37K visitors a year31 mi Ski areaMagic Mountain Resort35 runs · 619 ft verticalShoshone Falls: Jloft, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Snake River Canyon: chadh, CC BY 2.0 · Minidoka National Historic Site: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Filer
About 4 of every 100 Filer residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
City in Idaho, United States
Filer (FĪ-ler) is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, Filer had a population of 2,738. Filer is located just west of the intersection of U.S. Routes 93 and 30.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Filer grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #34 of 58 in Idaho. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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