Mountain Home AFBID
A town of 3,219, settled in 1942.
Is Mountain Home AFB a good place to live?
The typical home is worth about , years of the Mountain Home area’s $65K median household income. Overall it grades C−, 53rd of 58 graded towns in Idaho. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Mountain Home AFB’s trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Idaho’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. No town in Idaho scores lower than Mountain Home AFB on cost of living. Mountain Home AFB is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns.
What makes Mountain Home AFB stand out
Where Mountain Home AFB beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Mountain Home AFB | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.4% | 8.3% |
How Mountain Home AFB grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Mountain Home AFB is from typical.
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Moving to Mountain Home AFB: who provides what
Mountain Home AFB is unincorporated, so Elmore 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mountain Home AFB.
Mountain Home AFB has less cancer than most of Idaho, has commutes shorter than most of Idaho and is mostly renters.
In Mountain Home AFB, the median age runs lower than in the typical Idaho or U.S. town
Only 0.2% of households own their home, against 72.1% across Idaho.
At 22.9 years, Mountain Home AFB’s median age is where Idaho’s towns sit at 35.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 28% of residents are under 18 in Mountain Home AFB. Adults 18 to 34 are 59% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 13% of residents (36% statewide).
| Mountain Home AFB | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22.9 years | 35.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
39% women, 61% men
About 157 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.7 points). Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 72% are men (ID 50%). Median age: women 24.5, men 22.3.
| Mountain Home AFB | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 22.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.6% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 34.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 24.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0.3% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0.3% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.2% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 9.8% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.6% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 22.1% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.4% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
Mountain Home AFB earns a C for schools
Its public schools are run by the Mountain Home District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephensen Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 312 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
Mountain Home AFB has set aside 7.5% of its land for conservation
27 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Only 5 of the 56 Idaho towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Mountain Home AFB.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area | 0.2 mi | 205 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of Idaho and the rest of the country, fewer of Mountain Home AFB’s adults have diabetes
Its widest gap with Idaho is cancer: 1.4% of its 2,303 adults have had cancer, against 8.3% statewide.
2.5% of Mountain Home AFB adults have diabetes. No town among the 59 in Idaho we compare has a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Mountain Home AFB. 27% of Mountain Home AFB adults have obesity.
| Mountain Home AFB | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 2.5% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mountain Home AFB | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.2% | 6.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 30% | 70.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mountain Home AFB faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mountain Home AFB has four seasons and hot summers
Mountain Home AFB has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Mountain Home AFB’s July high is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mountain Home AFB earns a C+ for incomes
The average commute for its 292 working residents takes 10.6 minutes, against 21.6 across Idaho.
The average trip to work in Mountain Home AFB is 11 minutes. Most working residents leave Mountain Home AFB for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Boise City (18%), Mountain Home (12%) and Meridian (9%).
| Mountain Home AFB | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 11 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 23% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Mountain Home AFB
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mountain Home AFB; the nearest are
College town 15 of every 100 Mountain Home AFB residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
About Mountain Home AFB
US Air Force base near Mountain Home, Idaho, United States
Mountain Home Air Force Base (IATA: MUO, ICAO: KMUO, FAA LID: MUO) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the base is twelve miles (20 km) southwest of Mountain Home, which is forty miles (65 km) southeast of Boise via Interstate 84. The base also hosts the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), which has a detachment of F-15SG combat aircraft on long term assignment to the base and a squadron composed of RSAF and USAF personnel. Constructed in the early 1940s during World War II as a training base for bombers, after the war it briefly had transports, then was a bomber and missile base, and became a fig…
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- Established
- 1942
- Elevation
- 2,996 ft
- ZIP code
- 83648
Questions about Mountain Home AFB
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mountain Home AFB, ID a good place to live?
It grades A for health and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.