Emmett Idaho - The Best Small Town in the West!

[@anxiousbeachbums]

Ha! I love that you included distance to "Costco". What a people we are. Gotta have our "Costco".

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I know, right? But I haved talked to hundreds of people about moving here and the first question out of everyone is, "where are the costcos?" A modern sign of civilization I guess.

[@robertdouglas8895]

Our small towns are losing financial support for their schools and businesses by big corporations taking over. Why? Because people are afraid of not having enough money so they buy the cheapest stuff instead of from local businesses. Why? Lack of trust in God to provide.

[@robertdouglas8895]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Our small towns are losing financial support for their schools and businesses by big corporations taking over. Why? Because people are afraid of not having enough money so they buy the cheapest stuff instead of from local businesses. Why? Lack of trust in God to provide.

[@richgetz]

I really like these deeper dives into the area videos.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you! They are super time consuming, but well worth it so people get the real idea. If you haven't already, check out my other city tours.

[@fayekeller7411]

Trust me you don't want a deeper dive We don't need you here

[@richgetz]

@@fayekeller7411 First, you don't know me so you have no reason to base your opinion. Second, it matters not what you want. Third, I'm already in the State. Fourth, if the people of Emmett are like you, then I probably don't want to be there, so thanks for posting.

[@charliecrash3450]

Fast area growth is drying up the aquifers, as well as causing major accidents/fatalities on the local hwy's and roads. Winters can get bitter cold at times, with icy roads to navigate. Downtown Emmett is a bit of a ghost town, with a lot of empty store fronts and run-down looking, due to single out-of-state ownership. Farmland is quickly disappearing, only to be replaced by cookie-cutter subdivisions, traffic and increased crime...still sound appealing!

[@ricklink5612]

Yoo many realtors,not enough orchards

[@brianscigliano7539]

Emmett used to be a charming little AG town. It has lost almost all of that charm. Before you move, you may want to visit with the high school grads who have moved away, with no interest in returning.

[@anaverageamerican7224]

Freezeout Hill was named such due to wagons needing to ‘freeze’ their wheels coming into the valley. My relatives related many stories of placing long tree branches through the back wheels of the wagon so it would not rapidly roll down the hill. There is even an old photo in the Historical Society in Emmett of such a practice! I grew up on (old) Freezeout hill.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

That is great history! Thank you for sharing! Aren't we so glad we have cars with brakes now??

[@tsmith8567]

Drive hwy 16 once and you'll know why people DON'T move to Emmett ID, Doctors, decent priced Groceries, Clothes, everything means you have a 20 minute drive on one of the most dangerous roads. AND, downtown now has a fullblown stock car race track with NO noise ordinace...all about city money$$ - I'll trade my house in Emmett for Council or any of the outlying areas at this point.

[@paulmourgos5990]

Very nice video on my beautiful town. Surprised that there was no mention of Banducci’s coffee shop….

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you for watching and commenting and thank you for adding the reference to Banducci's!

[@susanheffner4919]

Do NOT buy a home on city water. Water bills are upwards of $100 to $200 a MONTH!!!!!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

That is good to know- is that year round or only during watering season and what is the cost when you don’t have to water your yard?

[@susanheffner4919]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate all year. I don't water my lawn because of it. Just got my bill today. $98. Family of 3. No lawn watered no pool. I'd happily share 18 plus years of water bills. Same every single month.

[@fayekeller7411]

Stay away this is country We don't need you complaining that they're flies in your house complaining that you don't like the smell of manure that is everywhere trust me we have monster mosquitoes and we have West Nile virus here which if you get bit by mosquitoes here you have a chance of getting it

[@portnuefflyer]

What I remember about my drive to Emmett from the Boise area, was a lot of stop lights on the way, on a 45 mph hwy. I was drivng my crane and hate those, just as I get back up to speed, there's another one!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Not sure where you were coming from to get to Emmett? From Eagle to Emmett there is one signal at State and Highway 16 and one signal at 16 and Beacon Light. Then no signals until you get into town. Coming from Highway 55 into Emmett past Sweet, there are no signals, and coming from Weiser area into Emmett, only signals are the few signals in town, and coming from Middleton into Emmett, no stop lights. Maybe you started at Highway 84 and drove across Eagle Road through Meridian and then over to the 16. ..there are a lot of stop lights on Eagle road. But that is quite a ways away from Emmett.

[@portnuefflyer]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate It's been too long for me to remember the exact route, but I was coming from Pocatello in my 54,000 pound boom truck, which does zero to 60 in several minutes! The worse case driving scenario for a rig like that is stop lights or signs every mile, which I had for what seemed the last half hour or so. I could very easily have missed a more direct/less hassle route, so take my complaint for what it's worth, not much!

[@marciclark8266]

I always loved Emmett and my niece has worked at Stoneys (hi Anna🌞). I'm in ND but have some siblings and family in the area...close also in Payette there used to be a real fun motorcross area...

[@shootermcgavin4999]

I cant afford anything west of denver.

[@maryricketts8526]

Don't ruin Emmet too like Kuna and other small communities around and in the Treasure Valley. Leave us at least one small town . Don't need more urban sprawl.

[@WetRatGamingLicka-and-Mentid]

This bitch is going to ruin home look she is inviting fucking Californis to ruin are small town with more drug and shit those fucking vermin bring

[@brendapageler5936]

Oh Shut up....the World DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU

[@zfouleur]

She's a real estate agent she doesn't give a shit about the locals. She's a leech and only cares about money.

[@mikehocking4836]

Calikuna

[@serpent645]

Oh my gosh, Emmett is horrible! We have at least 15 murders each week. Don't move here, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!

[@perk2meridian]

Water is expensive in the city with high cholerine smell and a lot of wells outside of town smell like rotten eggs. She names places like Roystone that isn't even in Emmett.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching! That's true - lots of wells have that smell due to sulfur, but most homes with well have good filters to filter that out. And I mention Roystone as something to do close to Emmett, but yes, it's about a 20 min drive.

[@larsvongraff5794]

My sister in law is an American and an ultra conservative. She and her husband are leaving Denver and moving to Idaho. Their neighborhood was destroyed by homeless drug addiction meth heads and overall crime. Colorado once was a golden place. The California people and their communist/socialist attitudes moved in and the place went straight downhill to unlivable and unaffordable. The new voted for property tax just kicked in and regular people just got the new bill with multi hundreds to thousands increase. They love Jesus and 2A and hate Californians. They’ll be a great addition to your state. They can spread the word on what happens if you let them in.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

We have been helping several people move here from Denver are recently. I hope they find the safety and security they are looking for here.

[@Paul-nm3cw]

Don't move here if you hate California's. They are everywhere. If you hate California's, it would be best to move somewhere else. Maybe northern Michigan. And blaming California for Colorados problems is just being a crybaby bitch boy that didn't get his way in life.

[@3_Gold_Coins]

Not all Californians are that way. I for one I’m a conservative that is tired of the political climate of California.

[@AllThingsFabrication]

I hate to break the news to you, but Californians didn't ruin Denver. I've been in Denver since the mid 70's, and it has had a major drug problem dating back to even before that. Colfax Ave. was the drug hangout back then. I love how people hate to admit that the drug problems and lack of enforcement of existing laws is a result of who they put into local office. Denver has had this problem for 50 years.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Not only is Emmett Idaho one of Idaho's best small towns, it could be the best small town in the West! What's your favorite part of Emmet, Idaho?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for letting us know about the historical events! That’s great to know.

[@WetRatGamingLicka-and-Mentid]

It has the most crim per person

[@fabianmccabe3139]

DO NOT come to Emmett, Idaho. Things have been good here for a long time, and the last thing we need is people coming here from their crappy states just to make this place just like there. How about you try to improve the places you are from, rather than ruining the place we have worked hard to keep together.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you for watching - the reality is, most people moving here from states to the west are too worried about driving over Freezeout hill...so that's a pretty good deterrent :) Although I expect Emmett may get more local Idahons from the Boise are move into Emmett to get away from the Boise area growth.

[@fabianmccabe3139]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate I'm fine with native Idahoans moving here, but to be quite honest all these Californians are turning Idaho into something it shouldn't be. It just isn't right.

[@tamarapeterson1844]

Ah yes. Highway 16, one of the most dangerous in the state.

[@Voranc3216]

I agree 1000% but can see it's too late, they already invaded every other town, now Emmett is getting ready to be overrun. Hence their realtors posting on Facebook and Google News about Emmett.

[@fabianmccabe3139]

​​@@Voranc3216 Yep and it is a damn shame. I went to school here and grew up here. But they don't care, they are just leeches who want to suck up everything for themselves. All the natives will be priced out, and eventually this place won't be distinguishable from any craphole in California.

[@luvslogistics1725]

I love cherries. I wonder how it is on taxes, I’d be a young but retired army officer…

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I made a video about the cost of living in Idaho you can check out on my channel, but in general, taxes are quite low compared to most places. Property taxes in Gem County are low and there is an extra property tax benefit if you happen to also be a disabled vet. Sales tax in Idaho is 6% across the board and you are taxed on food. But check out that video for more details on taxes in Idaho.

[@indigenous7046]

Not enough trees.

[@sjjsc92661]

I was born in Emmett. It is nice if you want some space between neighbors, privacy from other nearby towns, and it is scenic. However, it is still an "up and coming" town that is mostly low income with higher crime rates than nearby towns. It's only slightly more affordable than other cities around, but not as affordable as it used to be. Not much to do in town, lots of empty buildings, the city hasn't really ever thrived but slowly changing. I wouldn't live there.

[@kdub1666]

Emmitt has some nice things going for it. Nice to have a river flowing through in contrast to those dry/drab mountain views. The builders are choking on white-washed homes styles. I would avoid for fear of how rapid they will appear soiled/aged.

[@judybassett4631]

At one time, Emmett had the largest domestic violence rate per kapita. Just saying.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Interesting..do you know the time frame for that and was it the largest in Idaho, or the US or??

[@judybassett4631]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate late 90's. In Idaho.

[@susanheffner4919]

She is correct. Our newspaper doesn't report anything criminal that happens here.

[@bravogoldeagle8907]

@judybassett4631 can you please site your source?

[@splithoof9567]

Source?…..crickets. Interesting how many are trying to use social media to scare away potential new residents.

[@audiophileman7047]

Now Emmett is my kind of place! 😻 Just got back from Apple Hill here in Northern California, so the produce in Emmett is very appealing. I'd love to try Emmett cherry pie. I'd love to play some country songs on my guitar in Emmett. Unfortunately, Emmett is a bit far from things we need as aging retirees and for our son to commute to college in the winter. That won't prevent us from driving to Emmett to enjoy what it has to offer if we move to the TV. 👍👍👍

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes, Emmett does have a bit of Apple HIll/Placerville vibes. It's a great place - there are many people who do make the commute over the hill every day, even in the winter..but it'd still be a good 45-50 minute drive to BSU without snow. If you ended up in Middleton or Star, it's pretty easy and doesn't take too long to get to Emmett for any activities you'd want to do there.

[@audiophileman7047]

I was there in June of this year to check-out the TV and see if it's some place we could live. We enjoyed our visit and liked the TV, people, and culture. We saw some new Toll Brothers homes we liked in North Meridian. We're also considering South East Boise to make our son's commute to BSU easy. We'll have to balance his interests with our interests. @@SummerAstonRealEstate

[@charliecrash3450]

You take your chances with year-round driving back and forth on Hwy-16 thru Freezeout Hill, with accidents and fatalities increasing with growth.@@SummerAstonRealEstate

[@ricklink5612]

They have to bring in the cherries,the orchards are all subdivisions now

[@reddoji4275]

Yeah, nothing about the WS

[@reddoji4275]

Wake stream from old dam Don't think it's safe. Faults all over dam

[@AllThingsFabrication]

This sounds like a great B movie thriller! The Killer Dam! Run for your life!

[@PatrickThreewit]

Not a small town. I live in western Idaho and the biggest city in my county has 3200 people and 29 minutes away from me, my town has 600 people. That is small.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

That is true. "Small" is a relative word. Compared to the other cities in the Treasure Valley, Emmett is small, but Idaho is filled with many truly small downs with populations under 1000.

[@AllThingsFabrication]

That sounds like a village, not a town.

[@TeresaGradolf-hu5fk]

Emma peels

[@AA-mk4pu]

Wow, perfect narrative voice, could have a second career here!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Wow thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nitronut9084]

Perfect another realtor pumping up an area to pad their pockets.

[@gregorystinette8271]

Can't wait to recruit more Kalifornians to the area. Shalom

[@brendafelt322]

They already have!! SO SAD!!!

[@aleccooper303]

You need to stop what you are doing idaho is full KNOCK IT OFF!!!

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

lol

[@berg6964]

100%!!!!

[@i.just.pooted]

you know how women be with phones... grin

[@tmccauley3211]

It’s a horrible place to live. You should definitely consider Kuna or Melba; or rather Meridian to find safety and security in numbers. The people of Emmett might scare you with their guns and religion.

[@thirdnormalform]

😂

[@jasonortiz312]

What is scary about religion and guns?

[@brendafelt322]

Then go HOME!!!

[@laurahasson9596]

Great video!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you!

[@davepaul1758]

Nooo! All the new “California “ subdivisions being built to accommodate all the new people are ruining this once quiet town. Realtors and developers don’t care-they’re cashing in. Very sad

[@nitronut9084]

Don't forget our mayor and planning and zoning are also fine with the predatory builders practices and results to unsuspecting home buyers, and existing residents.

[@brendafelt322]

Totally agree They are ruining us!!!

[@brendafelt322]

So SAD!!

[@tiburonrojo1975]

What a horrible way to ruin a peaceful town.

[@tomwagner3790]

Don't move here. This small town is being ruined. We're full!

[@LivinginLosAngeles-re5yx]

This looks like a great place for us Californians to move to. We'd have to make some changes of course, but I think this could work for us....

[@regsun7947]

Please quit selling out our state--go somewhere else to make your money. Every place takes at least twice as long to get to now. The pollution has got so bad over the past twenty years much of the time I can't even venture outdoors and I'd try to move out away from it all some but there's nowhere within a hundred miles that isn't succumbing to the same problems!

[@mrbiglicks8267]

Realtors rival lawyers on the scruples scale. Just locust who ruin anything good for their own profit.

[@Roger-vz7ol]

They are as bad as car salesmen and just as pushy and crooked.

[@realdeal111-g5f]

Black rock haha...stay over the hill

[@rickellison872]

Sounds like you are trying to invade My Idaho 😢

[@IHroddin]

Leave it to a realtor to ruin an area for their profit! Used car salesmen of the housing market.

[@kendraf679]

This is so helpful! I will be moving to Idaho next year from Orange County. My bf and I are unsure exactly where we want to settle but we definitely looking in Emmett

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Glad you enjoyed it! Check out all the other city tours on my KZbin channel as well!

[@Roger-vz7ol]

Read the reply above this comment and think twice before moving here. WE DON't WANT YOU HERE and YOU WILL NEVER BE WELCOMED. 👎👎👎

[@rodrigodiaz9472]

Im from California 5th generation patriot. Hardworking. God fearing Catholic Christian. And Ive got my eye on Idaho.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Come on over!

[@WetRatGamingLicka-and-Mentid]

We have guns I don't recommend it

[@rodrigodiaz9472]

We have camp Pendleton

[@gregorystinette8271]

​@@TJ-hd5ym/ dats rayciss

[@splithoof9567]

@@WetRatGamingLicka-and-Mentid So do I. Will be into NFA stuff when I get there.

[@IdahoIsaiah67]

Horrible place to live

[@SandieV-v8b]

Why the hatred for Californians. We brought quality modern living. Your welcome.

[@Roger-vz7ol]

It's not just California we hate. It's people from many other states that are moving into our state and turning it into an unaffordable political toilet. Stay where you are. You people ruin the places you live in and then decide you don't want to live in the messes you made so you come to states like ours, where you are not welcome, and ruin every place you move to.

[@erinbronson6238]

You call it progress we call it crap, we didn't ask for your messed up broke and crime ridden state. You only brought congestion, crime, ride people, and your California ways. Go back .... If it was so great why did you leave, because it's a wreck of a state and your all to dumb to understand why it's that way and have brought it to Idaho. Again you ruined Oregon, and Washington, ECT... Now doing it here, including inflation and high realty prices. And this Realtor doesn't even know the correct name of the Reservoir.... And your welcome , Not !

[@richardrockie5475]

They’re destroying Emmett ! The traffic will be horrendous !

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