1 East Idaho Street (Commercial Building)
Paul’s story
119 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers.
- 1907Paul is settled
PaulID
A town of 1,722, settled in 1907.
Population
1,722
2025 Census estimate · +44.3% since 2020
Typical home
$331K
+2.1% in a year
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
31.0
years
Jobs based here
535
Balanced
Is Paul a good place to live?
The best of Paul’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. No town in Idaho scores higher than Paul on hazard risk. On civic life, just 3 of Idaho’s 82 towns do worse. Paul has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Paul stand out
Where Paul beats most towns.
How Paul grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Paul is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 3% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 11.4% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →SchoolsCOpen →Jobs & income$67K median household income; 535 jobs based hereCOpen →HealthCassia Regional Hospital 4.8 miles awayBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC+Open →History1 notable person born hereDOpen →Civic life2.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 31.0; 13% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Paul: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paul, and how to reach them.
PowerIdaho Power11.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Paul water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Paul’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 hereMinidoka County ClerkMinidoka County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2023
ZIP code8334783347 100%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 Paul.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A+
Very low risk in Paul, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
3risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsC
Public schools in Paul fall behind 74% of Idaho districts
Its public schools are run by the Minidoka County Joint District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
26%of ID districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Minico Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 506 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
HousingCost of living grade A
Homes in Paul are worth about $331K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Paul home is worth about $331,000, up 2.1% in a year, 31% below the Idaho typical home. Paul’s median rent is $828 a month, below both Idaho’s towns ($1,117 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 65% of Paul households own their home.
$331KZillow home value
| Paul | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $828 a month | $1,117 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 70% | 73% |
Typical home value
Paul$331K
Idaho$477K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Four seasons and hot summers in Paul
Paul has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–38°
Spring34–60°
Summer52–85°
Fall35–63°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
A job hub: Paul has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 508 commuters
Most working residents leave Paul for work: only 6% work in town. Paul’s average trip to work is 24 minutes, where Idaho’s towns sit at 20 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Burley (18%), Rupert (11%) and Twin Falls (8%).
6%work in town
| Paul | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Paul6%
Burley18%
Rupert11%
Twin Falls8%
Heyburn5%
6 mi
median commute distance
535
jobs based in Paul
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthB
Paul ranks healthier than 59% of the country’s towns
Paul beats the Idaho average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 17% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Paul. Only 3 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Paul.
59%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Paul | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Idaho
1 better28 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Paul | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 20.1% | 23.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.9% | 10.7% |
Cassia Regional Hospital
4.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Paul
18pages on Paul
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Paul; the nearest are
College of Southern IdahoCommunity college · Public · Twin Falls35.1 mi$3,360 in-state tuitionIdaho State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Pocatello70.9 mi$8,610 in-state tuitionCollege of Eastern IdahoCommunity college · Public · Idaho Falls109.4 mi$3,390 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Paul residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
About Paul
City in Idaho, United States
Paul is a city in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,195 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Burley, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1907
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,150 ft
- ZIP code
- 83347
- Area code
- 208
Questions about Paul
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Paul, ID expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.