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THE TREASURE VALLEY
By the Numbers
Year Incorporated: 1900
Population: 7,408
Emmett Median Household Income: $35,970
Median Home Listing Price: $554,900
People Per Household: 2.5
Driving Distance to Boise: 24 miles
Annual Emmett Cherry Festival
Living In Emmett
Just over the foothills, north of Emmett is a small town of just under 7,000 that is
the Treasure Valley, lies beautiful tucked away in its own valley, yet is only a 30-minute
Emmett. At the base of Squaw drive away from Eagle and the bigger cities. It is the
Butte with the Payette River flowing perfect place for those that truly appreciate peaceful,
through it, Emmett has abundant small-town living.
recreational opportunities year-
round. A throwback to simpler There is tremendous hometown pride in Emmett, from
times, it is an unabashedly small their popular high-school football games to the annual
town with everything you need Emmett Cherry Festival. The festival brings more than
tucked within the valley. There are 50,000 visitors to this part of the valley every June for
delicious restaurants, a state-of- four days of old-fashioned family fun.
the-art hospital, good schools and
most of all, friendly people. Surround Yourself With Rugged Beauty
There really is nowhere in the Treasure Valley that
Living in Emmett gives your can match the rugged beauty that surrounds Emmett.
children the freedom of walking The scenery as you descend into the Emmett Valley on
and biking to schools and parks. It Highway 16 will take your breath away.
is a safe and ideal place for raising
a family. It’s also a close-knit
community that believes in helping
neighbors by coming together and
building each other up.
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