Where is Dayton, Idaho?

Dayton is in Franklin County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Clifton (5.3 mi), Weston (5.3 mi), Preston (5.6 mi).

What is the population of Dayton, Idaho?

Dayton has a population of about 539 (U.S. Census).

What schools are in Dayton, Idaho?

Dayton has 3 operating public schools in West Side Joint District, including Beutler Middle School, Harold B Lee Elementary School, West Side Senior High School.

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Dayton, Idaho

Franklin County539 people

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About Dayton

Dayton is a city in Franklin County. About 539 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 4,800 feet, 58 miles southeast of Pocatello in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Wayland Hot Springs and the Oneida Pioneer Museum.

Moving to Dayton

Start with homes, jobs and local services in and around Dayton.

Cost of living

This is the Logan metro price level, which covers Dayton. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.93 here, under the U.S. average by 4.1%.

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Public schools in Dayton

All 3

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Beutler Middle School
West Side Joint District · 6-8
177 students · 16.1 students per teacher
Harold B Lee Elementary School
West Side Joint District · PK-5
373 students · 21.9 students per teacher
West Side Senior High School
West Side Joint District · 9-12
248 students · 17.7 students per teacher

Services for Dayton

All services

DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Dayton.

Preston · Vehicles
39 W Oneida Preston, ID 83263-1295
· Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Preston · Driver's licenses
39 W Oneida St Preston, ID 83263
· Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

No natural gas utility on the official town lists names Dayton.

Allergy ratings in Dayton

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in April
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Late May to early July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in September
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Low
Rating: Low, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 2.2 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 6 (2021).

Regional rating. Dayton has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Twin Falls station in the Magic Valley, 130 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, Moderate. Twin Falls NAB station, 757 counted days in 2003 to 2024: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 54 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 125 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. No grass counts are published for Twin Falls. The Treasure Valley figure is used: the same Snake River Plain, and Twin Falls tree and weed counts match Boise's pattern. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, High. Twin Falls NAB station, 536 counted days in 2004 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 71 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 114 or more.

Wildfire smoke, Low. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Franklin County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

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Parks, trails and things to do

All of Idaho

Places in and around Dayton, nearest first: everything tied to Dayton plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Hot springs

Wayland Hot Springshot spring
3.2 mi

Museums

Oneida Pioneer Museummuseum · near Malad City
14 mi

Historic sites

Bear River Massacre Sitehistoric site · near Preston
4.3 mi

Attractions

1860 Franklinattraction · near Franklin
10 mi
Oneida County Fair & Rodeoattraction · near Malad City
14 mi

Day use and picnic areas

Heart Mountain Springs Recreation Siterecreation site · near Oxford
15 mi

Parks

Benson Parknear Preston
5.7 mi
Craner Recreational Complexnear Preston
6.3 mi
Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Areanature reserve · near Oxford
9.9 mi
Franklin City Parknear Franklin
12 mi
Malad City Parknear Malad City
15 mi

Trails

Oxford Ridge Overlook Trail0.7 mi long · near Clifton
7.9 mi
Station Creek5.8 mi long · near Preston
14 mi
Midway0.9 mi long · near Preston
15 mi
Cub River Trail4.6 mi long · near Preston
15 mi
Clifton Basin Trailheadtrailhead · near Clifton
5.6 mi
Worm Creek Trailheadtrailhead · near Preston
14 mi
Sugar Creek Trailheadtrailhead · near Franklin
15 mi
Albert Moser Trailheadtrailhead · near Preston
15 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.