Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities. Just over half of Grand View’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 44%.

94risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

WildfireInland flooding

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters4 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get readyReady for wildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Grand View’s kids attend

The public schools here belong to the Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District. Its one school is below. 96 students attend the town’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Grand View Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	96	B

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The districtsBRUNEAU-GRAND VIEW JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT Every school1 school · Grand View Elementary School Questions“Are Grand View’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Grand View is hotter than in the typical Idaho or U.S. town

Expect chilly winters and hot summers in Grand View, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 95° and January nights drop to 24°.

95°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–44°

Spring39–67°

Summer57–91°

Fall38–68°

Oct 6

typical first frost

Apr 28

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

95°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 24°Rain & snow6″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Grand View

Grand View’s average trip to work stands at 25 minutes. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The share of residents in Grand View who live below the poverty line: 21%. For half of commuters, work is under 44 miles away.

4%work in town

	Grand View	Idaho towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	21%	12%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	4.3%	22%	8%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Grand View4%

Boise City15%

Nampa9%

Mountain Home6%

Meridian5%

44 mi

median commute distance

152

jobs based in Grand View

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here152 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work4% work in Grand View Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 44 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Grand View is

Grand View: just over a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor. Of 32 CDC measures, Grand View beats the Idaho average on 2 and trails it on 16. 31% of Grand View adults get no exercise outside work, above both Idaho’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (25%). Among 60 Idaho towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Grand View.

	Grand View	Idaho towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	14%	14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	16%	11%	8.1%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	26%	18%	19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	31%	23%	25%

32 measures vs. Idaho

2 better14 too close to call16 worse

What stands out	Grand View	ID
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	11.5%	16.2%
More adults treating high blood pressure	75.1%	70.5%
More adults facing food insecurity	19.7%	12.8%

St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center

22.9 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby22.9 miles to an ER · St. Luke's Elmore Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than ID on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in Grand View are worth about $445K, by Zillow’s estimate

Only 3 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a lower share of households owning their home than Grand View. Typical home values rose 3.9% in the year to September 2026.

$445KZillow home value

Typical home value

Grand View$445K

Idaho$477K

+3.9%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 3.9% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 7.7 years of income Rents$777 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Outdoors

Protected land: 0.6% of Grand View

One park or preserve covers 1 acres in Grand View.

0.6%conserved

0.6%

conserved · 2 of 380 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Centennial Park	—	1

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Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk1 acres · Centennial Park Conserved land0.6% conserved · 2 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Grand View?”

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Everything we know about Grand View

17pages on Grand View

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than ID on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$445K typical home · up 3.9% in a year Work & commute$58K median household income · 152 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities · wildfire

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 1% conserved land PlacesLibraryEastern Owyhee County District Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1888 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 58 residents Climate95° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 83624 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Grand View; the nearest are

Eagle Gate College-Boise CampusUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Boise43.1 mi$19,068 tuition Boise State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Boise43.1 mi$9,048 in-state tuition College of Western IdahoCommunity college · Public · Nampa48.2 mi$3,446 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Grand View residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Grand View

City in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

Grand View is a city along the Snake River in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The population was 440 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Area: 0.6 sq mi
Elevation: 2,356 ft
ZIP code: 83624
Area code: 208

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Grand View has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire