How to Meet People From Rexburg, Idaho if You Don't Live There
Rexburg is the 10th largest city in Idaho, with about 40,000 people. If you live in a smaller town nearby, or anywhere outside the city, a dating app that sorts by distance will show you the people next door long before it shows you anyone from Rexburg.
Rexburg in numbers
| Population (2025 estimate) | 40,334 |
|---|---|
| County | Madison County |
| Change since 2020 | +1.4% |
| Size rank in Idaho | 10 of 198 cities and towns |
| Larger than | 95% of Idaho's cities and towns |
| Smaller places within 60 miles | 29 (68,000 people combined) |
| Nearest other city of 25,000 or more (OR, ID, WA, MT) | Idaho Falls, ID: 26 miles |
Population estimates by year:
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39,803 | 40,439 | 41,001 | 40,517 | 40,329 | 40,334 |
Why small-town members lose out in Rexburg on the big apps
A city of about 40,000 can fill a dating deck without looking past its own limits, and a distance-ranked app does exactly that: Tinuiti's analysis of Tinder's algorithm says proximity is a key factor in who it shows you. People in the smaller places around Rexburg, such as Sugar City (4 miles away) or St. Anthony (11 miles away), tend to be shown late in the deck, if at all. That's why small-town members so often feel invisible in the nearest city.
Smaller places within reach of Rexburg
These are 10 of the smaller places near Rexburg, all within 60 miles. If you live in one of them, a dating app that sorts by distance builds your deck from your own town first, and Rexburg comes much later.
- Sugar City, ID: 2,476 people, 4 miles away
- St. Anthony, ID: 3,990 people, 11 miles away
- Rigby, ID: 5,757 people, 12 miles away
- Ucon, ID: 1,196 people, 18 miles away
- Iona, ID: 3,179 people, 22 miles away
- Ammon, ID: 20,119 people, 25 miles away
- Driggs, ID: 2,403 people, 35 miles away
- Shelley, ID: 5,303 people, 35 miles away
- Victor, ID: 2,589 people, 37 miles away
- Blackfoot, ID: 13,361 people, 52 miles away
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Other places in Madison County
Madison County has 2 incorporated places with 42,810 people between them. Nearby places in the county include:
- Sugar City: 2,476 people, 4 miles away
How region-based dating changes it
If you live in Sugar City, 4 miles from Rexburg, Amarbis doesn't rank people by how close they live. You choose your region, so choosing Idaho puts Rexburg in your pool, and your place in line isn't set by how far you live from the person you want to meet.
Meeting someone from Rexburg when you live elsewhere
- Start with a question about Rexburg, not "hey". People like talking about where they live.
- Plan the first meeting around the distance. From Driggs to Rexburg is about 35 straight-line miles, and the road is longer, so make the trip worth it with a lunch or an afternoon rather than a quick coffee.
- Keep the first meeting short and public, plan to meet partway if you can, and read the guide to meeting safely.
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Population figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2025. Distances are straight-line miles between place center points, so road distances are longer. Counts of nearby places include incorporated cities and towns in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana only.