Mountain Home, Idaho

About Mountain Home

Mountain Home is a close-knit town in southern Idaho with an estimated population of 16,912.

Officially, Mountain Home is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.11 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,379 residents per square mile.

📰 Mountain Home News Today

• Estonian college student finds warm welcome knocking on doors in Mountain Home kivitv.com · Aug 17
• Hwy 20 closed in Elmore County between Reservoir Road and Pine-Featherville turnoff due to fire KBOI · Aug 7
• 118 NE Lotus Unit 116, Mountain Home, ID 83647 Realtor.com · Aug 14
• Sumner L. Price Obituary Aug 1, 2026 Bowman Funeral Directors · Aug 1
• Idaho Power says its equipment likely caused Mountain Home fire last week Idaho Statesman · Jun 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mountain Home Unique

• A top-25 city in Idaho by population (#18 of 198 incorporated places).
• Positioned in southern Idaho, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.2% of Idaho's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 16,912.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mountain Home

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Wingers — burger
• AJ's Restaurant
• Briesta (café)
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Grinde's Diner — american
• Jade Palace — chicken
• Los Pinos Restaurant — mexican
• Martin's Family Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Red Pavilion

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mountain Home Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mountain Home

• Basque Park reviews ★
• Carl Miller Park reviews ★
• Claire Wetherell Park reviews ★
• Community Garden reviews ★
• Don Etter Park reviews ★
• East Side Park reviews ★
• Legacy Park reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★
• Optimist Park reviews ★
• Oregon Trail Historical Marker reviews ★
• Railroad Park reviews ★
• Richard Aguirre Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mountain Home

• BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
• EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
• MOUNTAIN HOME JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL
• NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - MONTESSORI
• RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE
• RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONLINE ALTERNATIVE
• RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONSITE
• WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• St Luke'S Elmore Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mountain Home

🏘️ Nearby Communities