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Jerome, Idaho

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About Jerome

Jerome is a city in Jerome County, where it is the county seat. About 13,481 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 3,800 feet, 11 miles north of Twin Falls in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include the Jerome County Historical Museum and William H. Cook Water Tank House.

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Cost of living

Twin Falls has no separate 2024 federal price figure, so this uses the Idaho statewide level. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $95.49 here, under the U.S. average by 4.5%.

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Public schools in Jerome

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

Services for Jerome

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

  • Intermountain Gas · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Crime rate

112violent crimes per 100,000 people

Calmer

Jerome has the 17th highest rate of the 21 Idaho cities that reported a 2024 figure to the FBI.

LowerHigher (Garden City, 656)

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024. Cities that did not publish a rate are left out.

Allergy ratings in Jerome

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

    Moderate

    Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 3.4 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 7 (2021).

Counted nearby. Pollen ratings come from the Twin Falls station in the Magic Valley, 12 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, Moderate. 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. Jerome County has no EPA monitor, so this uses Twin Falls County, 12 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.

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

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Parks in Jerome

6 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

  • Becker Park
  • Camozzi Park
  • Candlelight Park
  • Centennial Heritage Park
  • Gayle Forsyth Memorial Park
  • Spears Park

Parks, trails and things to do

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

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Trails (nearest 12 of 15)

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.

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15 companies have open jobs here.

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Jerome, Idaho FAQ

Where is Jerome, Idaho?

Jerome is in Jerome County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Eden (9.6 mi), Wendell (10 mi), Twin Falls (12 mi).

What is the population of Jerome, Idaho?

Jerome has a population of about 13,481 (U.S. Census).

Are there new home communities in Jerome?

Yes. Treasure Idaho lists 1 new home community in Jerome.

Are there jobs in Jerome, Idaho?

There are 33 open jobs listed in Jerome on Treasure Idaho, from 15 local employers.

What schools are in Jerome, Idaho?

Jerome has 9 operating public schools in Jerome Joint District and Heritage Academy Inc., including Falls City Academy, Frontier Elementary School, Heritage Academy, Horizon Elementary School.

Is Jerome, Idaho safe?

Jerome's violent crime rate is 112 per 100,000 residents, ranking 17 of 21 Idaho cities reported (Calmer).

What parks are in Jerome, Idaho?

Jerome has 6 parks, including Becker Park, Camozzi Park, Candlelight Park, Centennial Heritage Park.

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