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Hamer, Idaho

Jefferson County83 people

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About Hamer

Hamer is a city in Jefferson County. The 2020 Census counted 83 people. It sits at about 4,800 feet, 22 miles west of Rexburg in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include the Camas National Wildlife Refuge and the Market Lake Wildlife Management Area.

Moving to Hamer

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

Cost of living

This is the Idaho Falls metro price level, which covers Hamer. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $94.41 here, under the U.S. average by 5.6%.

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Public schools in Hamer

All 1

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

Hamer Elementary School
West Jefferson District · K-4
39 students · 13 students per teacher

Services for Hamer

All services

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

Mud Lake · Vehicles
1270 E 1500 N Mudlake, ID 83450 No mail receptacle
(208) 663-4567 · Mon. - Fri. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Rigby · Driver's licenses
200 Courthouse Way Rigby, ID 83442
(208) 745-9229 · Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mud Lake · Driver's licenses
1270 E 1500 N Mud Lake, ID 83450
(208) 663-4567 · Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Rigby · Vehicles
210 Courthouse Way, Ste 150 Rigby, ID 83442 PO Box 538, Rigby, ID 83443-0538
(208) 745-9228 · Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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

Allergy ratings in Hamer

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 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 9 (2021).

Regional rating. Hamer has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Twin Falls station in the Magic Valley, 147 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. Jefferson County has no EPA monitor, so this uses Bonneville County, 24 miles away. 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

Today

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 Hamer, nearest first: everything tied to Hamer plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Attractions

Scott Samuelson Labrinthattraction · near Menan
9.5 mi

Parks

Camas National Wildlife Refugewildlife refuge
4.3 mi
Market Lake Wildlife Management Areanear Roberts
10 mi
Roberts Community Parknear Roberts
15 mi

Trails

Menan Butte Trail0.8 mi long · near Menan
14 mi
Menan Butte Crater Trail0.6 mi long · near Menan
15 mi
Menan Butte Rim Trail2 mi long · near Menan
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.