GannettID
284 people live in this town, settled in 1911.
Is Gannett a good place to live?
Gannett’s age of the median resident is 57.5 years, above both Idaho’s towns (35.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 60 in Idaho we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Gannett. 37% of the land in Gannett is conserved, above both Idaho’s towns (2.1%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Gannett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Gannett keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
1.3 miles of trail. In Gannett, the concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Gannett’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Only 4% of working residents stay in Gannett for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Gannett grew by 42 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 44. The top destinations are Hailey (26%), Ketchum (11%) and Carey (11%). Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gannett faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
Of the losses FEMA expects in Gannett, 71% come from avalanches and 17% from inland flooding. Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Gannett
The range runs from 12° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 46 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gannett stands out in Idaho and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
Gannett: 30% of adults feel lonely. Among 60 Idaho towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Gannett. Of 32 CDC measures, Gannett beats the Idaho average on 2 and trails it on 16.
| Gannett | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Gannett | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 20.4% | 23.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.5% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Gannett
Moving to Gannett: who provides what
Gannett is unincorporated, so Blaine County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
96% of working residents leave Gannett for work
Where Gannett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gannett; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Gannett residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
About Gannett
Unincorporated community in the state of Idaho, United States
Gannett is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Blaine County in the U.S. state of Idaho. The population at the 2020 census was 174. Gannett is located 8 mi (12.9 km) southeast of Bellevue on Gannett Road between State Highway 75 and U.S. Route 20.
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- Elevation
- 4,924 ft
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