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Homes in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls is a city of houses: of its 26,531 homes, 64% are detached, 6% are townhouses and other attached houses and 28% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 41% of homes standing today; 22% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1977. 64% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 8 Idaho cities we have census figures for, Idaho Falls has the second-highest share of older homes and the highest share of apartments. In nearby Pocatello, 48 miles away, 66% of homes were built before 1980, so Idaho Falls's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Idaho Falls's homes are older than those in 58% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Out-of-square openings
With 55% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Replacement windows
41% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Whole-house orders
With 64% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Idaho Falls weather and your shutters
At Idaho Falls - Kifi, ID (2 mi away), July averages a high of 86.3°F and January a low of 16.1°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 28 days a year reach 90°F, 166 nights fall to freezing and 13.6 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in July.
Among the Idaho cities we have climate normals for, Idaho Falls has the most freezing days.
That's more freezing nights than in 98% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 25 min on the longest day to 8 h 57 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 70° above the horizon in June and 23° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Idaho Falls - Kifi, ID (temperature) and Idaho Falls - Kifi, ID (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2°F | 16.1°F | 1.1 in |
| Feb | 35.7°F | 20°F | 1 in |
| Mar | 48.2°F | 28.5°F | 1.3 in |
| Apr | 57.8°F | 34.3°F | 1.4 in |
| May | 67.2°F | 42.4°F | 1.9 in |
| Jun | 76.6°F | 48.7°F | 1.3 in |
| Jul | 86.3°F | 55.2°F | 0.5 in |
| Aug | 85.5°F | 53.6°F | 0.7 in |
| Sep | 74.9°F | 45.3°F | 1.1 in |
| Oct | 59.4°F | 34.8°F | 1.2 in |
| Nov | 43°F | 25.1°F | 1 in |
| Dec | 30.8°F | 17.2°F | 1.1 in |
Cold winters
With 166 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Idaho Falls
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Idaho Falls
- Pocatello 48 mi
More about shutters in Idaho Falls
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Idaho Falls’s own figures.
Price your windows
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