Personal loans in Grace, ID
Grace is a small community of about 945 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Idaho statute. With an estimated 945 residents, Grace is the 90th-largest of 197 places in Idaho.
Grace added about 2.6% to its population between the 2020 base and the 2023 estimate. Consumer lending that reaches Grace's 945 residents is governed by Idaho statute; no city ordinance changes it. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Grace. The nearest larger metro is Soda Springs, ID about 9 miles away.
Grace: the sourced local profile
The figures below are Grace's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Idaho rules.
- Population: about 945 people live here, which puts Grace 90th of 197 Census places in Idaho (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 2.6% above the 2020 Census base.
- Net change: roughly 24 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: Grace's 945 people outrank roughly 54% of the places in Idaho.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.0 sq mi holds about 948 people per square mile.
- By land area: Grace ranks 101st among Idaho's 197 places, at 1.0 sq mi.
- State population share: Grace accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Idaho.
- National standing: Grace ranks 10,468th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Grace's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 157th of 197 places in Idaho.
- Against the state trend: Grace's 2.6% change compares with a Idaho average of +7.1% across its 197 places.
- Density in Idaho: Grace ranks 103rd by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Grace's 948 people per square mile sit against a Idaho median of 1,026.
- Location: it lies at 42.5752, -111.7298 in the Census Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Soda Springs (9 mi); Montpelier (28 mi); Preston (34 mi); Malad City (38 mi); Franklin (39 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller places nearby: Bancroft (13 mi); Lava Hot Springs (15 mi); Georgetown (20 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 20 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 64.
The Grace borrowing checklist
For Grace's roughly 945 residents, these are the steps that most influence the offer:
- Order your free credit reports and dispute anything inaccurate — it is the cheapest way to move the rate you are offered.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Check the Idaho regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
What differs between Grace and the rest of Idaho is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 945 people here.
How lenders reach Grace
At roughly 948 people per square mile, Grace is moderately settled; 11 larger places lie within 50 miles. Whether Grace has a local branch or not, a Idaho-licensed lender can serve its 945 people online on the same terms. For a larger market, the closest option is Soda Springs, ID about 9 miles away.
Grace in state context
Set beside Idaho's 197 places, Grace ranks 90th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Grace ranks 157th of 197 in Idaho (about the 20th percentile). By density, at about 948 people per square mile, it ranks 103rd in Idaho. In land area, Grace ranks 101st among Idaho's 197 places.
What a Grace borrower is actually offered
With roughly 945 residents, Grace is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Grace. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Grace loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
What Idaho law requires in Grace
For the roughly 945 residents of Grace, the rules below are Idaho's own; each row carries its publisher and retrieval date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Idaho Department of Finance (IDOF) Source says: "Safeguarding the financial health of Idahoans through the appropriate oversight of diverse financial institutions, the education and protection of consumers". | Idaho Department of Finance as of 2026-09-16 |
| Idaho Credit Code finance-charge rule | No statutory maximum finance-charge rate — rate as agreed by the parties (Idaho Credit Code) Source says: "the rate of finance charge shall be that which is agreed upon between the parties to the transaction". | Idaho State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 12% per annum legal rate (when no written contract fixes a different rate) Source says: "interest is allowed at the rate of twelve cents (12¢) on the hundred by the year". | Idaho State Legislature as of 2026-09-16 |
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Nearby places
- Soda Springs, ID — population 3,171
- Bancroft, ID — population 311
- Lava Hot Springs, ID — population 375
- Georgetown, ID — population 516
- Downey, ID — population 570
- Oxford, ID — population 43
- Arimo, ID — population 350
- McCammon, ID — population 816